R. E. S. P. E. C. T.
def.: a feeling or attitude of admiration and deference toward somebody.
1 Peter 2:17
"Show proper respect to everyone..."
Luke 12:3
"What you said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs."
Psalm 69:6
"May those who hope in you not be disgraced because of me, O Lord, the Lord Almighty; may those who seek you not be put to shame because of me, O God."
Matthew 5:23-24
"Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift."
Proverbs 18:8
"The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts."
Matthew 18:15
"If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over."
James 4:11
"Don't speak evil against each other... if you criticize and judge each other, then you are criticizing and judging God's law. but your job is to obey the law, not to judge whether it applies to you."
- There is nothing like respect.. respect for other people, based on the fact that they are created by God just like you. And if you respect others they will respect you.
- When you go about your business, you not only represent yourself and your family, but you also represent God.
- Too much food will put on extra weight. When you gossip it's like feeding your soul high-fat junk food. People get hurt when you gossip.
- Call up someone who has wronged you and win them over. So many problems could be avoided if we did this.
- What we say about others actually says more about us. We are called to be careful to treat others with respect and that included what we say about them when they aren't there to hear.
(This was taken from the 2012 Devotion Planner from The Bible League of Canada)
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