Proper Respect

[Peter]

My 16 year old son saked me the following question:

"Dad, I want to try an experiment at my school. I want to lay the American flag and the Bible on the ground and see which one people would pick up first. I already know the answer. I would never do this because I just couldn't bring myself to lay the Bible on the floor. I know this sounds weird, but I make sure that my Bible is always the top book in my my stack of books on my desk. Is this wrong?"

I almost cried. I was so proud.

Peace.

Peter

 

[msjones21]

That's wonderful. I was raised in a home where we were taught never to lay anything on top of a Bible or to let the American flag touch the ground. Respect for God's Word and our nation's flag has always been instilled in us in our home.

 

[Peter]

The sad part is he was fully convinced that someone would pick up, and make more fuss over, the flag being on the ground. And given what I have experienced, I would have to agree with him.

I work in a Christian HS. The lack of respect the printed, or spoken, word of God gets is nausiating.

Peace.

Peter

 

[water_ripple]

The sad part is he was fully convinced that someone would pick up, and make more fuss over, the flag being on the ground. And given what I have experienced, I would have to agree with him.

I work in a Christian HS. The lack of respect the printed, or spoken, word of God gets is nausiating.

Peace.

Peter

I understand what you are talking about. Half of the NT out of my bible fell out onto the floor and I almost went with it! Then again I have been reading it quite a bit lately. I think I need to get a new one before some of the pages get lost..

I too feel a horrible groan in the spirit at the lack of respect for the printed or spoken word. It can make one physically repelled.

Personally though a flag on the ground wouldn't bother me.