Honor

Definition of Honor

Greek (timao) - properly, assign value (give honor), as it reflects the personal esteem (value, preciousness) attached to it by the beholder.

Achieved Honor - Honor received through accomplishment, performance, action, or behavior.

Ascribed Honor - Honor that one receives through no action or agency of one’s own.

Matthew 23:12 “12 “Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.”

1 Peter 2:17 ESV

17 Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor.

Who do we honor?

The Lord

Leviticus 10:3 NASB95

3 Then Moses said to Aaron, “It is what the Lord spoke, saying, ‘By those who come near Me I will be treated as holy, And before all the people I will be honored.’ ” So Aaron, therefore, kept silent.

1 Samuel 2:30 (NASB95)

30 “Therefore the Lord God of Israel declares, ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father should walk before Me forever’; but now the Lord declares, ‘Far be it from Me—for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me will be lightly esteemed.

With your body (Speaking of Sexual Purity)

1 Corinthians 6:20 NASB95

20 For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.

With Your Finances

Proverbs 3:9 NASB95

9 Honor the Lord from your wealth And from the first of all your produce;

Mother and Father (Comes w/ a Promise)

Exodus 20:12 ESV

12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

Spouse

1 Peter 3:7 ESV

7 Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.

Ephesians 5:33 ESV

33 However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

Those who are older

Leviticus 19:32 ESV

32 “You shall stand up before the gray head and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.

Spiritual Leaders

1 Thessalonians 5:12–13 ESV

12 We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, 13 and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

Government Officials

Romans 13:1–2 ESV

1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.

Authority

Romans 13:7 NASB95

7 Render to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.

Others Before Yourself

Romans 12:10 NASB95

10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor;

How do we honor?

Words

Ephesians 4:29 ESV

29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Thoughts

Philippians 2:3 NLT

3 Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.

Actions

1 John 3:18 NLT

18 Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.

Prayer

Matthew 5:44 NASB95

44 “But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Matthew 10:41 ESV

41 The one who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and the one who receives a righteous person because he is a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward.