Author	Thread: respect
anyann View Profile History	respect Posted : 9 Oct, 2010 01:03 AM what makes you feel respected? Post Reply
View Profile History	respect Posted : 9 Oct, 2010 01:36 PM Um, I didn't mean deserve respect, I meant they make you feel worthy of respect.:zzzz: Post Reply
DontHitThatMark View Profile History	respect Posted : 9 Oct, 2010 05:14 PM :ROFL: I was gonna call you out on that too! :peace::peace: Post Reply
anyann View Profile History	respect Posted : 9 Oct, 2010 11:55 PM ..a good point- respect as unconditional acceptance..can it be put so..? Post Reply
DEEDEE72 View Profile History	respect Posted : 10 Oct, 2010 11:57 AM Yes..I think that is exactly what God wants. When the Bible tells women to respect their husband there are no buts. You do what the bible says and trust God. Post Reply
View Profile History	respect Posted : 10 Oct, 2010 12:12 PM I agree with DeeDee. True respect is something unconditional. If someone only respects people who've "earned" it or "deserved" it, then that's not true respect, in my opinion. Respect is YOUR attitude, YOUR speech, and YOUR actions. You are still held responsible for being Biblical in all of these things, regardless of what the other person is up to. Other people's sin or obnoxious tendencies or whatever are not free license to be disrespectful. And when you're disrespectful, you're mainly disrespecting who you are in Christ and His work in your life. Sure, you may wound the other person, and you may even feel momentarily gleeful about that (who hasn't?!), but not at the cost of your own character. Both respect and disrespect say so much more about the giver than the recipient. Post Reply
cowgirl1984 View Profile History	respect Posted : 10 Oct, 2010 09:31 PM The last few posts are getting into different kinds of respect imo. For example, I do not respect a murderer or a rapist. I do not respect someone who beats their child or pet. I do not respect someone who is foul, crude, verbally abusive, etc. That is respect as a noun. I do not have respect for this people because the noun kind of respect DOES need to be earned. On the other hand, respect can also be a verb, and I think this is the kind being referred to in the initial question. This is the kind that we should all show our fellow man because it's about how you treat people. I don't know if that makes sense, but I believe that some respect DOES have to be earned. It's just that there are two different kinds or different levels of respect. Another thing that makes me feel respected is if a man makes me feel safe. Like if he drives safely with me in the car or doesn't speed through neighborhoods where children and pets play. Or men who walk on the street-side when we're taking a stroll. I'm not sure if that's even a familiar concept these days! But things like that I notice. And it makes me feel respected and cared about, even when he's just a friend. Post Reply
springrose10 View Profile History	respect Posted : 10 Oct, 2010 10:28 PM Amen Cowgirl! Another way it can be put is that I can respect a person's position/authority without respecting the person as an individual. Ex.: the President. Otherwise, respect definately needs to be earned. Earned respect can also be lost when trust is violated. Good thoughts! Rose Post Reply
anyann View Profile History	respect Posted : 13 Oct, 2010 06:06 AM is it really true that for men respect is love language Nr 1. i.e. you prefer respect to love. Post Reply

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