与父母同住的成年人:圣经并未规定离家的年龄



  • 圣经从未禁止成年子女与父母同住,也从未规定他们必须在什么年龄离家。
  • 《创世记》2:24 中提到的“离开父母”是指婚姻开启了新的家庭,而非单身成年人离家的最后期限。
  • 天主教教理教导说,子女成年后对父母的服从义务即告结束,但“始终应向他们表示尊重”;路德和《威斯敏斯特大要理问答》均未设定服从义务结束的年龄。
  • 圣经要求在家居住的成年人工作并分担责任,正如保罗所言:“安静做工,吃自己的饭。”
  • 从《提摩太前书》第5章到耶稣对“各耳板”漏洞的斥责,圣经最明确指出的义务就是照顾年迈的父母。
  • 圣经告诫成年子女的父母不要惹儿女发怒,教理也要求父母不要强迫子女选择职业或配偶。
  • 在浪子回头的比喻中,父亲奔向回家的儿子,也走出家门去劝说留下的儿子。

The Bible never says how old a son or daughter must be to leave home, and it never forbids grown children to live with their parents. What it asks is the same under every roof: honour your father and mother, carry your share of the work, and care for them when they are old. Leaving is tied to marriage. Jesus told a story about a house with two grown sons in it. The younger asked for his share of the…

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