Episode 12 - Respect: Resurrecting a Dead Art

Strengthened Hands Podcast

There are a lot of people in the world, and no two are the same. Some people love to sing, some are deathly afraid of singing. Some people love ice cream, some would prefer cake. Others are die hard sports fans while others couldn't care less. But one thing that every person has in common is that all people love to be respected. It's in our human nature to feel like we are important and recognized. When we don't feel important or recognized, this is known as disrespect.
Respect is something that seems to have gone out of fashion with the passage of time. Parents are no longer respected or obeyed, governmental authorities are daily disparaged and criticized, friends mistreat each other for no cause, and elders no longer hold the same status that required young people to give up their seats or hold doors open or say "yes, sir," or "no ma'am." This is not only a social problem, but a spiritual problem. God has high expectations for the respect we are to show to one another, and this is what we are going to look into on today's episode.
Jesus said "Whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets." (Matthew 7:12) This is the golden rule, and as Jesus so clearly puts it, if we were able to just do these two simple things perpetually, we would be keeping the entire Law. However, we are not able to do this. "For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do." (Galatians 5:17) However, God is patient and mericful and continually reminds us to live in love and respect of one another. He gives us guidlines for how wives and husbands should treat each other (Ephesians 5:22-33), how children ought to treat their parents (Ephesians 6:1-3), how fathers ought to treat their children (Ephesians 6:4) and how citizens are supposed to treat their authorities (Romans 13:1-7).
God is fully able to understand our hearts and how we ought to treat each other, and his Word is full of good wisdom for how we are to do just that. So join me as we dig into what it looks like to live a life of respect and the change that is produced when men lead this much-needed social charge.
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