Honor To Whom Honor Belongs

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Honor To Whom Honor Belongs

• Theme rendering honor

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Introduction

• Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a
  disgrace to any people. Prov. 1434
• The very idea of a nation being exalted brings
  about the concept of honor.
• On an individual scale, the one who does what is
  right is exalted, or honored, by those around
  him.
• This is a person who is valued, esteemed, or
  lifted up in the eyes of his peers.

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Introduction

• With this concept of honor as revealed by
  dictionaries and encyclopedias the questions
  for each person to ask is this
• Am I honored among my peers more importantly, by
  God? And, how do I know?
• Who among men do I honor more importantly do I
  honor my God? And, how do I know?

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Rendering Honor

• Honor parents. Eph. 61-3
• The very foundation of an exalted society in
  the eyes of God starts with the family unit.
• It is from here that parents teach their children
  to show them honor, and where children have the
  responsibility of fulfilling this great
  commandment of God.
• Honoring your parents (and grandparents) will be
  a lifetime responsibilityhopefully, done from a
  sincere heart. cp. 1 Tim. 54 (Matt. 154-8)

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Rendering Honor

• To our elderly (seniors). Cp. Lev. 1932
• Beyond our parents (grandparents) our younger
  people need to learn to respect our elders.
• Our middle aged need to be reminded of respecting
  the elderly among us. 1 Tim. 51
• Honor widows. 1 Tim. 53ff

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Rendering Honor

• Other areas of our lives
• Among Gods people we are to show double honor
  to our elders. 1 Tim. 517-18
• Among people in this world honor the civil
  authorities. 1 Pet. 217
• Honor all people. 1 Pet. 217
• Finally, it goes without saying, we are to honor
  our God!

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Motives and the Differentiating the Establishment
of Honor

• Checking our motives.
• Christians do not serve the Lord to be glorified
  by man. Matt. 61-2
• Christians serve the Lord so that our God is
  glorified. Matt. 516
• Yet, the by-product of faithfully serving our God
  is that we will be glorified by man.

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Motives and the Differentiating the Establishment
of Honor

• Checking the motives of others.
• Sometimes, honor is given due to worldly reasons
  wealth, reputation (Num. 1522 1 Sam. 96), or
  social status.
• Sometimes, however, honor is given due to
  position parents, civil leaders, etc.
• Ultimately, honor is given due to morally upright
  reasons established behavior.

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Motives and the Differentiating the Establishment
of Honor

• The difference between ordained roles that demand
  being honored and those which are born from
  reputable behavior.
• It is due some people because of the ordained
  roles God established. cp. 1 Sam. 241-6 (ch.
  26) 2 Sam. 113-16
• Being a vessel of honor by our walk. 2 Tim. 221

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Conclusion

• Honor is how we are to be and to show unto all
  people.
• In the end, when we practice such collectively,
  we shall be exalted.