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1 | Worthy of Honor but not of Respect | Eph 5:33 | Mommapbs | 21647 | ||
In other Scriptures,(I Tim. 3:11; Titus 2:2 et al) both men and woman are challenged to be worthy of respect. How does a woman repect her husband if he has not demonstrated a character that is worthy of that respect? This has been troubling me for a while. How can a woman respect a husband that abuses her or violates his vows? I feel that perhaps we are focusing on the wrong word here. In the Oxford version, repect is translated as reverence. Reverence is a much different word - it connotes honor. Everyone is worthy of honor because Jesus died for us all; He makes us worthy. In that, a woman can be obedient to God's Word as she honors her husband out of reverence for what Christ has done. Jesus tells us that we are to love one another - even those who presecute us! According to I Peter 2:17 showing love is what proper respect is."Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king." The wife "must see to it " that she chooses to love at all costs! Love covers a multitude of sins! We dare not respect the sin, but love the heart of the sinner out of reverence for the Lord. |
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2 | Worthy of Honor but not of Respect | Eph 5:33 | Jules | 21728 | ||
You've shown a high level of maturity by expressing yourself about honor. I like your opinion. Philippians 4:8 | ||||||
3 | Worthy of Honor but not of Respect | Eph 5:33 | Rabbi Mark | 65449 | ||
Yes, but it is an opinion. Mature for this age. But not spiritually mature in discernment. Read Genesis 3:16, 1 Cor 14:35-36 and 1 Tim 2:12-14. Hopefully we seek the truth of God and not the opinion of man. What was the sin of Israel in the day of the Judges. Wasn't it that every man did what he thought was right in his own sight? | ||||||