tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28605099.post2059926575454908270..comments2023-10-24T07:03:42.942-05:00Comments on vtmbottomline: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO RESPECT?Paul Burlesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17021178307705707423noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28605099.post-36146111595537032862013-09-17T07:57:26.252-05:002013-09-17T07:57:26.252-05:00Aussie J,
I think you're absolutely spot on w...Aussie J,<br /><br />I think you're absolutely spot on with this..."The intent to win (a debate, argument, etc.) is that which portrays the character or the qualities the words or deeds as in a right or wrong spirit before God."<br /><br /><br />Garen,<br /><br />I'm thinking that the same division we see in our nation is found, unfortunately, in many of our churches. Your comment correctly points out what is needed in both, healing and revival. Thanks.Paul Burlesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17021178307705707423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28605099.post-3170099031612621172013-09-16T20:16:54.663-05:002013-09-16T20:16:54.663-05:00Respect for each other as you've described it,...Respect for each other as you've described it, would go a long way toward healing our nation and revival in our churches.Garen Martenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12031467509030126812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28605099.post-75641085986645490302013-09-16T20:13:45.619-05:002013-09-16T20:13:45.619-05:00Paul,
I like your thinking, ditto Bob.
Reminds m...Paul,<br /><br />I like your thinking, ditto Bob.<br /><br />Reminds me of "Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.etc. " (Phil.2:3ff)<br /><br />The intent,to win (a debate, argument, etc.)is that which portrays the character or the qualities the words or deeds as in a right or wrong spirit before God.<br /><br />Aussie Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16199918171163666399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28605099.post-18475676372732233062013-09-16T17:06:45.774-05:002013-09-16T17:06:45.774-05:00Bob,
Excellent comment! Your last sentence is cla...Bob,<br /><br />Excellent comment! Your last sentence is classic in nature and needs to have a wide audience. Thanks.Paul Burlesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17021178307705707423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28605099.post-34673699695651546492013-09-16T16:39:26.247-05:002013-09-16T16:39:26.247-05:00Good words, Paul. Some, tough, too.
I've met ...Good words, Paul. Some, tough, too.<br /><br />I've met Russell Moore on several occasions. Had a nice conversation with him in Houston last June, too. He always calls me "Mr. Cleveland", and, while it certainly feels strange to have the President of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission refer to me that way, I don't object. I don't tell him to call me by my first name, either, as he shows respect thereby that is a precious commodity today.<br /><br />I call him "Dr. Moore", too. <br /><br />There's just something so right about those little evidences of respect.<br /><br />Folks can refer to me any way they deem proper. I don't mind my 30-something SS class members calling me by my first name. Not at all. <br /><br />I had a lady insurance client named Mrs. Johnson, who owned a Day Care Center. She always called me MISTER Cleveland, and I called her MRS. Johnson, even though we were the same age. There was just something nice about that.<br /><br />Respect costs us nothing, gives no one an advantage over anybody, but is, sadly, an increasingly rare commodity. Bob Clevelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110395869562328309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28605099.post-90265012908334824042013-09-16T12:50:46.927-05:002013-09-16T12:50:46.927-05:00Rex,
I would agree that trust is something earned...Rex,<br /><br />I would agree that trust is something earned, but I'm thinking that respect is different. <br /><br />I'm thinking that you and I would not disrespect a woman and push in front of her entering a cafeteria. Nor would we demand a waiter serve us before someone else even though we may have gotten there first. We respect people too much for actions like that whether we know them or not. <br /><br />This may be because, as I stated in the post, respect is more an attitude than an action.<br /><br />Trust would mean that a person places some level of confidence in another person. This requires knowing them at some level of experience. I might respect the woman going into a cafe by allowing her entrance first, but I wouldn't place my credit card at her disposal. That requires more than respect.<br /><br />Just my thoughts on it.<br /><br /> Paul Burlesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17021178307705707423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28605099.post-91730137130334803012013-09-16T07:13:25.319-05:002013-09-16T07:13:25.319-05:00Paul,
You’re right that respect and trust go hand...Paul,<br /><br />You’re right that respect and trust go hand-in-hand. Neither can be bought, but must be earned.<br /><br />“SIR” is a respectful word, but I remember in a debate for president a person said:<br /><br />“You sir, are no JFK!” <br /><br />Good post.<br />Rex Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06976501582240117188noreply@blogger.com