Respect Everyone, Except….
Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor. — 1st Peter 2:17.
“You’re kidding, right? Showing proper respect to everyone is impossible, especially the people I have in mind right now.”
I hear ya.
And I thank friend, colleague, and Presbyterian Scotty Smith for helping you and me at this point. He says —
Only in relationship with Jesus is this possible.
Everyone is an image-bearer of God
—even the people we consider our enemies.
To harbor hatred
is to commit heart-murder
(Matt. 5:21-22; 1 John 3:15).
To “nurse our grudges”
is to suckle from a pool of poison.
Help us, God.
— KaBOOM.
And Amen.
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