TSK · 1 Peter 2:17

Abraham replied,“Because I thought,‘Surely no one fears God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.’

On the third day Joseph said to them,“Do as I say and you will live, for I fear God.

You must stand up in the presence of the aged, honor the presence of an elder, and fear your God. I am the LORD.

David told the entire assembly:“Praise the LORD your God!” So the entire assembly praised the LORD God of their ancestors; they bowed down and stretched out flat on the ground before the LORD and the king.

Introduction to the Theme of the Book Fearing the LORD is the beginning of discernment, but fools have despised wisdom and moral instruction.

Fear the LORD, my child, as well as the king, and do not associate with rebels,

Then I cut the second staff“Union” in two in order to annul the covenant of brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

Everyone will know by this that you are my disciples– if you have love for one another.”

Pay everyone what is owed: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

and submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Those who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters as deserving of full respect. This will prevent the name of God and Christian teaching from being discredited.

You have purified your souls by obeying the truth in order to show sincere mutual love. So love one another earnestly from a pure heart.