Originally Posted by ikester7579
Who is the coward? People who act a certain way?
The coward is but one example. There are other types of people who make it impossible for anyone to actually respect them, although they usually boil down to one variety of coward or another.

My point is just that a requirement to actually respect is unreasonable. That's all. Respect is not a matter of choice. One cannot honestly choose whom one shall or shall not respect.
Originally Posted by LinearAq
I don't have to actually respect someone in order to treat them with respect. Are you saying that even though you are a follower of Christ, you cannot treat people with respect regardless of your belief that they are not worthy of respect?
One can feign all sorts of things.


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