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Comment on Lacking Respect by faithcatalyst

faithcatalyst — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:54:17 +0000

Respect is respect. I find your question intriguing for you only speak of the respect that a wife has for her husband and yet Peter speaks of husbands having respect for their wives (1 Pet 3:7). Respect is all about honouring a person for who they are. Peter says husbands are to have respect for their wives for two reasons. The first is the physical reason – that in many ways the wife tends to be physically weaker and needs the care and the protection of the husband. The second reason balances that: husbands are to respect their wives because they too are heirs of salvation, echoing Paul saying there is no male or female in salvation (Gal 3:28).
The crucial thing about ‘respect’ is that it is all about relationships and honouring people when they are not perfect. In my meditation I briefly refer to respecting the role or position, as of the president of the United States. The person may be obviously imperfect but we respect the position he seeks to fill. I suspect this is what your question is about in marriage – respecting the God-given role of leader, the one answerable to God. Although we think respect can be demanded, it cannot. Respect is earned. In Eph 5:25 Paul’s call to husbands is to love them sacrificially, laying down their lives for their wives. I find that whenever a husband truly does that, the respect follows. The question of unbelieving husbands is covered by Peter (1 Pet 3) prior to the verse I quoted above. It is essentially, wives respect your husbands even though they are not yet Christians, love them and bless them in such a way that they will be won over. It is clear from that that respect referred to there is not to be a forced or demanded thing, but something that is given in grace. On one side of the coin it is earned and on the other side it is given. I hope that gives you something to think about. Thank you for writing.

Comment on Lacking Respect by Traz

Traz — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:57:18 +0000

My question is this;
Is there a parallel between the respect that a wife has for her husband and that an individual should have for elected public leaders?

Comment on An Opportune Time by iCEman

iCEman — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 08:34:23 +0000

Just what I was looking for!!! Perfect!
I was reading this passage of Luke yesterday and underlined the exact same words ‘an opportune time’. Armed with my Strongs concordance and Maxwells Leadership Bible, I sought to identify what ‘an opportune time’ was and how to effectively reduce it.
Finding no answers I ‘googled’ the three words and there you was! Much appreciated.
God bless you and yours, and stay dependent on Him at all times – dats da key!!

Comment on 8. Persevering by faithcatalyst

faithcatalyst — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:25:43 +0000

I’m glad it helped.

Comment on 8. Persevering by Donese Winkler

Donese Winkler — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:30:46 +0000

Ifound this while going through a very difficult time. A friend whom I loved and trusted turned on me and caused me much pain. I too felt like leaving my church, finding a church where I don’t know anyone and have no responsibilities.
This message helped me to put things back in perspective.
Thank you & God bless

Comment on About by Donna Schillinger

Donna Schillinger — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:31:57 +0000

Thanks so much for the effort you have put into this. I think bloggers like you, who are not trying to sell a product or market anything but are just concerned about sharing your God-given insights with others, are the hereos of the Internet!

Comment on God the Beginning by faithcatalyst

faithcatalyst — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:14:29 +0000

Please do

Comment on 48. Lifetime Favour by sandra sterner

sandra sterner — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:30:58 +0000

please GOD i feel so rejected

Comment on 49. God who Guides by sandra sterner

sandra sterner — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:29:27 +0000

Lord,help me,things are being said that are not true.

Comment on God the Beginning by leahjacobs

leahjacobs — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:30:36 +0000

Hi, Brother Andrea.
I belong to several groups so am always inerested in what I consider Good sermons about God. When I come across a writer that is good I like to ask for permission to use their writings as source material for the groups to learn from. If permission is denied, I will accept this also. So, that said, I would like to ask permossion to use your writtings on my groups. If it is alright to use please tell me so at
rubyhaskins@bellsouth.net
Thank you,
Blessings,
~Ruby