WHAT IS LIFE SERIES? 

HONOURING OTHERS

Honour

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Definition: Thoughts of high esteem in the absence of another.

Why is honour important?

A. God’s Intention – People are important to God

• as they are the crown of God’s creation
• as God gave up His Son for people
• as God did everything to redeem them – through the life of God’s Son
• as they are the crown of God’s creation

1. The high esteem of God towards man

What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? Psalm 8:4-8

2. Man is in God’s heart

3 And Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him from the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel: 4 ‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself. 5 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine. 6 And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.” Exodus 19:3-6

3.  God gave up His Son for man / mankind

21 And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21

B. God’s Command

1. Command to honour parents

12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

2. Command to love others

27 So he answered and said, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’[a] and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’”[b]

3. Command to forgive others

14 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Matthew 6:14,15

C. God’s Unconditional Love

34 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” And they divided His garments and cast lots. Luke 23:34

17 Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king. 1 Peter 2:17

What is Honour?

• I value at a price, estimate,
• I honor, reverence.
• assign value (give honor), as it reflects the personal esteem (value, preciousness) attached to it by the beholder.

• English word: honour
• Greek word: τιμήσατε
• Greek transliteration: timēsate
• Strong’s 5091: (a) I value at a price, estimate, (b) I honor, reverence.
• Cognate: 5091 timáō – properly, assign value (give honor), as it reflects the personal esteem (value, preciousness) attached to it by the beholder.  See 5092 (timē)..

What is Love?

• I love,
• wish well to,
• take pleasure in,
• long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.
• to prefer, to love; for the believer

• English word: love
• Greek word: ἀγαπᾶτε
• Greek transliteration: agapate
• Strong’s 25: I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.
• Cognate: 25 agapáō – properly, to prefer, to love; for the believer, preferring to “live through Christ” (1 Jn 4:9,10), i.e. embracing God’s will (choosing His choices) and obeying them through His power. 25 (agapáō) preeminently refers to what God prefers as He “is love” (1 Jn 4:8,16). See 26 (agapē)

What is People?

• encompasses all people / mankind

• English word: all people
• Greek word: πάντας
• Greek transliteration: pantas
• Strong’s 3956:  all, the whole, every kind of.

What is Brotherhood?

• brotherhood (in the collective sense),
• the members of the Christian Church, Christendom

• English word: the brotherhood
• Greek word: ἀδελφότητα
• Greek transliteration: adelphotēta
• Strong’s 81:  brotherhood (in the collective sense), the members of the Christian Church, Christendom

Important Questions:

1. Do we have the right to dishonour when God loves?

2. We don’t have the right to hold anyone at captive despite their effect on us

3. Our entrance to God depends on our honouring of other man 

Dedication Song. 

Key G

Love the Lord your God