Quotes about Respect

A person is worth something simply because he is a person.

1.?Encourage one another (1 Thess. 5:11). 2.?Bear with one another (Eph. 4:2). 3.?Regard one another as more important (Phil. 2:4). 4.?Greet one another (Rom. 16:16). 5.?Pray for one another (James 5:16). 6.?Serve one another (Gal. 5:13). 7.?Accept one another (Rom. 15:7). 8.?Admonish one another (Col. 3:16). 9.?Forgive one another (Eph. 4:32). 10.?Love one another (1 John 3:11).

When Jesus' brother didn't share his convictions, he didn't try to force them. He recognized that his spiritual family could provide what his physical family didn't.

How we treat others is how we treat Jesus.

28So let us be thankful, because we have a kingdom that cannot be shaken. We should worship God in a way that pleases him with respect and fear, 29because our God is like a fire that burns things up.

Here is a scene that happens in Brazil thousands of times each day: It's early morning. Time for young Marcos to leave for school. As he gathers his books and heads for the door, he stops by his father's chair. He looks into his father's face. "Benção, Pai?" (Blessing, Father?) Marcos asks. The father raises his hand. "Deus te abençoe, meu filho" (God bless you, my son), he says.

If there was anything Jesus wanted everyone to understand, it was this: a person is worth something simply because he or she is a person.

7Knowledge begins with respect for the LORD, but fools hate wisdom and discipline.

Be fiercely loyal to one spouse. Fiercely loyal. Don't even look twice at someone else. No flirting. No teasing. No loitering at her desk or lingering in his office.

While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything else are also God's creation.

We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.

A certain person wondered why a big strong girl like me wouldn't keep a job which paid a normal salary. I took my time to lead her and to read her every page. Even minimal people can't survive on minimal wage. A certain person wondered why I wait all week for you. I didn't have the words to describe just what you do. I said you had the motion of the ocean in your walk, and when you solve my riddles you don't even have to talk.