Learning in Economic Quicksand

RESPECT
I don’t have an acronym for RESPECT… and won’t make one here. Instead, I ask you to enjoy this message extracted from my book of respect, the Bible.

The Bible I read gives modern day application to scripture, broken down periodically by topic. What follows is not what is written in the Bible, but what has been extracted and applied. If you are a reader of the Bible, you can read the scripture for additional connection. Doing so is not required to embrace the need for RESPECT as we S.H.I.N.E.:

Exodus 20:12
All of the 10 Commandments deal with our priorities of honor, or respect. The 1st and 2nd commandments tell us to honor God above everything else. The 3rd commands us to honor his name. The 4th to honor the Sabbath, and the 5th, to honor parents. The last 5 commandments tell us to honor others in our community – not to murder them (6), not to defile them with adultery (7), not to steal from them (8), not to lie to them or against them (9), and not to want what they have (10). Proper respect for God and others – that is the heartbeat of the 10 Commandments.
- Touch Point Bible (© 1996, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)