Honor meant openly defying tyrannical oppression and defending, sometimes violently, the cause of righteousness and truth despite the oppression that vehemently came their way.
Honor meant being willing to confront someone, unafraid of consequences, because that person was harming someone innocent.
That is honor.
Religion today teaches that "honor" is just blind, dumb submission that doesn't ask questions.
Religion today teaches that "honor" is obedience to what man says, ignoring what God has already said.
Religion today teaches that "honor" is not correcting anybody, not standing up and saying that certain messages or teachings are wrong, all for the sake of "love" and "unity".
I would propose to you all that is all a lie from the pit of hell.
The Bible calls that "fear of man", "people pleasing", "ear tickling", and "flattery".
HONOR is to do to others what you would have them do to you.
HONOR is to fight for what is RIGHT, and GOOD, and TRUE despite the cost and despite all of the slanderous accusations and lies that will be railed at you for doing so.
"He has honor if he holds himself to a [righteous] ideal of conduct thought it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so." - Walter Lippman
"Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong." - Thomas Jefferson
I would add that it is not honoring to sit idly by when you know that something is being spread or taught that is not in alignment with the teachings of Christ.
"All that is required for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing." - Edward Burke
It IS honoring to ask questions. It IS honoring to confront error. It IS honoring and it IS loving to stand up for Truth because that is precisely what Jesus and the apostles and so many martyrs throughout the ages have done and they have given their last breath to stand for righteousness and the finished work of the cross.
How "honoring" were the apostles in Acts 4:18-20 and Acts 5:29 when they boldly and brazenly refused to "submit to leadership" or "honor the leaders"?
How "honoring" was Jesus when He called the leaders of His day "sons of the devil" for how much man-made tradition they were teaching and loading down God's people with?
How "honoring" was Paul when he said if anybody taught a gospel contrary to the one he taught, that they should be eternally condemned? (Gal. 1:1-10)
"The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And recovery of sight to the blind,To set at liberty those who are oppressed;To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.” - Luke 4:18-19
Honor is setting the oppressed free and bringing good news to those who have been downtrodden and heavy-laden.
THAT is honor.
Anything less falls miserably short of what God ever designed "honor" to be.
~Ryan James Rhodes~
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