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One aspect of South Charlotte Baptist Academy is teaching, and seeking to instill, character into our students.
Each week or two the entire Academy will focus on a specific character trait.
Recently, the character trait that we focused on was that of “Respect.”
For some reason, though, this character trait seemed more difficult than most.
It seemed that, the more we discussed and talked about the character trait of “respect,” the less the students seemed to respect the other students.
Maybe it is because we have been focusing on “respect” in the Academy but it seem to have noticed that “respect” is lacking even among adults - Christian adults.
This past week I was checking out the website of business that is owned by a professing Christian.
(No, it is no one that is a member of South Charlotte Baptist Church!)
A customer left a very poor review of this business.
Unfortunately, this owner responded in an inappropriate manner.
It seems that our world doesn’t understand what “Respect” is nor, for that matter, how to show respect.
At the beginning of this current school year, a 10-year-old boy in North Carolina was punished for calling his fifth-grade teacher “ma’am” after she told him not to address her with that term.
The boy was disciplined by having to write the word “ma’am” four times on each line of a piece of notebook paper, covering both sides.
The boy’s parents said that they had taught their son to use “ma’am” or “sir” when addressing adults as a sign of respect.
However, that is a minor incident.
This past Friday, police were called to a disturbance at Washington state middle school basketball tournament.
The sheriff’s department said in a statement,
“Three deputies arrived on scene and were immediately met with verbal hostilities from the large group of teenagers, to include racial slurs, cursing and threats of assault.”
33 law enforcement units eventually responded to the scene at this public middle school.
One officer said, “It was really crazy really quickly.”
When it was all said and done, nine teenagers were arrested on charges that include trespass, assault, failure to disperse, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
I like one comment that was posted along with the article, “What started it?
A team lost and wanted a larger ‘Participation’ trophy?”
While there seems to be a demand for respect - everyone wants it - there seems to be very little willingness to give respect in our world today.
What is “Respect?”
In the dictionary, “respect” is defined as...
High or special regard: esteem; the quality or state of being esteemed
That word, “esteem,” is defined as...
To prize; to set a high value on; to regard with reverence, respect or friendship
Notice the command that we have been given in Philippians 2:3
We should set a “high value” upon others.
In fact, we should set a higher value on others than we do on ourselves.
There are a number of passages of Scripture that we could use to discuss this principle of respect - how to place a higher value on others than we do on ourselves.
However, we are only going to look at one of them and I would simply like to share three truths from that passage.
Turn to and read Matthew 7:12.
Luke also recorded this for us in...
We call this the “Golden Rule.”
In these next few minutes, allow me to share three truths and three treatments!
Truth #1
You are only responsible for yourself.
I will have to tell you; this is probably one of the most difficult truths to master.
Most individuals, it seems, have an innate desire to control others.
You are only responsible for how you treat others.
You are not responsible for how others treat you.
This is true in a family setting.
This is true in a business setting.
This is true in a church family setting.
Truth #2
You should not treat others in the way that they treat you.
Unfortunately, this our natural, sinful tendency.
When someone mistreats us, we want to mistreat them.
When someone is unkind to us, we want to be unkind to them.
If someone is hateful to us, we want to be hateful to them.
Joseph is truly an example of these first two truths.
Joseph could not control how his brothers, or Potiphar, or Potiphar’s wife, or Pharaoh’s butler treated him.
Joseph could only control how himself; his actions and his attitudes.
How do you suppose Joseph’s life would have turned out if he had kept burning a desire to “get even” with those who had wronged him?
His brothers had wronged him.
Potiphar wronged him.
Potiphar’s wife wronged him.
Pharaoh’s butler wronged him.
And yet, we never see Joseph attempting to “get even” with these individuals.
In fact, we see quite the opposite.
Turn to and read Romans 12:17-21.
Aren’t you glad that Christ has not and does not treat us in the way we have treated Him?
Turn to and read Isaiah 53:1-7.
Christ was despised (regarded as worthless).
Christ was rejected.
We esteemed Him not.
He bore our punishment.
He bore our sin.
Christ was oppressed.
Christ was afflicted.
Christ was slaughtered.
In spite of all of this, 2x in vs. 7 it says the Christ opened not His mouth!
How unlike us?!?!
When we are “dis-respected” we are quick to open our mouths and let everyone know how “unfair” we’ve been treated!
Truth #3
Treating others in the way you desire to be treated is one of the most basic things you can do.
Do you remember our theme from last year?
Back to Basics?
You are only responsible for yourself.
You should not treat others in the way which they treat you.
Treating others in the way you desire to be treated is one of the most basic things you can do.
So...
How should we treat others?
Suppose you like Brussel sprouts and you decide, one evening, that you are going to make dinner for the pastor and his family.
Since, you like Brussel sprouts and would love it if someone made you a dinner of Brussel sprouts, to follow the Golden Rule means that you should make the pastor and his family of dinner of Brussel sprouts.
Right?
That is what Matthew 7:12 states?
Correct?
I’m so thankful that is not what Matthew 7:12 states!
Turn to and read Ephesians 4:29-32.
Quickly, allow me to give you three ways in which you can show respect to others and at the same time fulfill Matthew 7:12.
Treatment #1
Use edifying words.
Words that build up.
Treatment #2
Be kind in actions and attitudes.
Treatment #3
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