@blue_ladybug would you be able to be of any assistance
my request: I would like to learn what respect is
please
and thank you for whatever effort and attention that you will provide for me
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Respect is treating others at least as well as you treat yourself. Honor them no matter where they are in life. Find things to appreciate about them and let them know that you value them for that.
Perhaps another word for respect is "value". Value others greater than you value yourself. This is not to say that you should devalue yourself, but that you should basically ignore how important you think yourself is and treat the other as deserving more "respect" than yourself. This is also known as humility.
God was humble when He washed our feet. In love, He respected / valued others as greater than Himself. He was willing to die in our place because He valued / respected / loved us so much.
We are to reflect that love every chance we get to the world around us. We are to treat ALL others with respect in the hopes of communicating to them that God respects and loves them enough to die in their place.
True Christians will be known for how they respect and love one another.
If one does not treat others with respect, the Holy Spirit is not working in them very fully.
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