Respect for God begins with fully accepting His sovereignty, which establishes our proper standing before Him and produces the fear of God, humility, submissiveness, and uncomplaining endurance. This godly fear, ranging from mild apprehension to holy terror to loving reverence, must be learned through revelation of His character and His works in creation. It is not replaced by love but works alongside it, dismantling idols, safeguarding against profaning His name, and compelling consistent departure from evil. Respect becomes operational through exact obedience, as shown in the tabernacle's construction, after which His glory filled it. Disrespect treats what He set apart as common and brings judgment. Those who fear Him receive His attention, mercy, and provision, ultimately counted among His special treasure. Also see sermons and articles about 'God, Respect for'.
Psalm 34:11 Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Deuteronomy 14:22-23 "You shall truly tithe all the increase of your grain that the field produces year by year. And you shall eat before the LORD your God, in the place where He chooses to make His name abide, the tithe of your grain and your new wine and your oil, of the firstborn of your herds and your flocks, that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always.
Proverbs 8:13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate.
Leviticus 19:2 "Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: "You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.
Deuteronomy 6:5 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
Deuteronomy 8:3 So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD.
Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
Romans 13:1 Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.
1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.
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Isaiah 6:5 So I said: ' Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, The LORD of hosts.'
Malachi 2:10 Have we not all one Father? Has not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously with one another By profaning the covenant of the fathers?
Romans 8:7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be.
2 Corinthians 7:1 Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
