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Your Honor

Your Honor. Honor – a popular word. Bumper stickers Honor killings Honor price Medal of honor. I. What Is Honor?. ‘Honor’: value placed on a person . Old Testament uses Orig. a commercial term (pair of scales) thus “to be heavy” (valuable)

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Your Honor

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  1. Your Honor

  2. Honor – a popular word Bumper stickers Honor killings Honor price Medal of honor

  3. I. What Is Honor?

  4. ‘Honor’: value placed on a person Old Testament uses • Orig. a commercial term (pair of scales) thus “to be heavy” (valuable) • Heaviness is always figurative: honor, splendor, glory, etc.

  5. ‘Honor’: value placed on a person Jesus New Testament uses • Price, value, honor, respect. • Vb.: set a price on, honor. • Mt.27:9 • Ac.4:34 • 1 Co.6:20

  6. I. What Is Honor? II. Who Receives Honor?

  7. 1. God, 1 Sm.2:30 Creator is worthy of honorby His creation. Honor is almost ‘praise.’ • 1 Tim.1:17 • Rv.4:9, 11

  8. 1. God, 1 Sm.2:302. Christ, Rv.5:12-13 Jesus Father • Worthy: lit., to weigh, drawing down the scale, thus having the weight of (as much as” another thing, of like value, worth as much). • Jn.5:23

  9. 1. God, 1 Sm.2:302. Christ, Rv.5:12-13 Jesus: Jn.8:58 Father: Ex.3:14 • Worthy: lit., to weigh, drawing down the scale, thus having the weight of (as much as” another thing, of like value, worth as much). • Jn.5:23 • “I AM”

  10. 1. God, 1 Sm.2:302. Christ, Rv.5:12-133. Man – image of God • Not physical, but spiritual – mental image. • Godhas intellect, emotions, will; man too (lesser degree). • Child – image of father (temperament) • Ro.12:2; 2 Co.4:16, etc.

  11. 1. God, 1 Sm.2:302. Christ, Rv.5:12-133. Man – image of God Misplaced,1 Sm.2:29-30 Surrendered,Prov.5:9 Rewarded,Est.6:3, 7-11 • Not physical; spiritual – mental image. • Intellect, emotions, will • Man: inferior to animals in strength, speed, instinct • Gn.9:6, man represents God on earth • Ps.8:5-8

  12. 1. God, 1 Sm.2:302. Christ, Rv.5:12-133. Man – image of God4. Man – position Outdo one anotherin showing honor – ESVPhil.2:3 Parents, Ex.20:12 Old, Lv.19:32 Rank, Lk.14:…9 Brother, Ro.12:10 Debts, Ro.13:7 Widows, 1 Tim.5:3 (4, 8, 16)

  13. 1. God, 1 Sm.2:302. Christ, Rv.5:12-133. Man – image of God4. Man – position Jude 8-9David & Saul: 1 Sm.24, 262 Sm.1 / Lk.18:2, 4 7.Elders, 1 Tim.5:17 8.Masters, 1 Tim.6:1-2 9.Vessels, 2 Tim.2:20-22 (Ac.9:15) 10. Everyone, 1 Pt.2:17. Mt.22:39 11. Emperor, 1 Pt.2:17 (13); Dn.4; 2 Pt.2 12. Wife, 1 Pt.3:7 [cf. Ep.5:33]

  14. I. What Is Honor? II. Who Receives Honor? III. When Is It RightTo Dishonor?

  15. Jesus was dishonored, Jn.8:49 Christians, under Nero, 1 Pt.2:13…15, 17 Slaves under masters, 1 Pt.2:18 • Not surprising disciples are, 1 Co.4:10 • Suffer unjustly, 1 Pt.2:19 • No credit if deserved, 2:20 • Christ, our example, 2:21 • He did not sin, deceive, retaliate, 2:22f

  16. Do we want Jesus for our example? They followed the exampleof Christ (1 Pt.2:21-23) • Ac.4; 5:40-42 • His disciples did not . . . • Call down God’s wrath upon them • Threaten (except God’s judgment) • Retaliate • Disrespect, slander. [Ac.23]

  17. “But X misuses / hurts me.Do I have to honor him?” Christ / slaves / wives (1 Pt.3:1-6) Same basic scope as love (Lk.10) Not by approving / encouraging his sin Not by endangering self or others Because of image of God / or position

  18. Jesus’ blood is especially valuable “…but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot” – 1 Pt.1:19

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