Christians Seeking Insight (CSI) is a collection of Bible study lessons from a Christian perspective for a broad and diverse audience.
The first protocol for living is to LOVE.
Love God. Love others. Love Self.
The love referred to here is a care or desire to elevate the good of others above personal gratification. It is more about giving (bestowing) than it is getting or taking (seizing, or grasping).
Though our perceptions of reality may differ somewhat from reality, we should be full of care and concern that our perceptions are indeed what is the aggregate of all that is real. We should remember that neither our perception, nor that of anyone else, may be the actual reality.
Rest is an intermission of labor, metal peace, a state of quiet or repose. Rest also carries the meaning of to keep, cause to continue to remain.
We are told that “God rested” on the seventh day of creation. We are told that God is one and that God is. If God took an intermission of labor, assumed mental peace, and/or a state of quiet repose to keep and cause to remain, shouldn’t we?
While operating within reality it is important to remember to rest.
Respect is to “look at” and to “look back at.” Give attention to is another way of identifying the word respect.
Many cultures seek to honor their ancestors and those with experience who came before.
The word elder arises from Old English referring to an older person, parent, ancestor, chief or prince, or one have authority in the community. Other languages describe this as parents.
Most people are aware of this protocol through its reference to adultery.
From Latin prefix meaning “to" and a suffix meaning “alter” indicating “beyond other” the word adulteration is akin to adultery, referring to “a state of begin debased by mixture with something else.”
To steal is is to take and carry off clandestinely and without right or permission. It is from an ancient word meaning the same thing.
Stealing is a lack of respect (regard, or looking at and observing another). To take what others claim as their own without the right to do so, or the other’s permission is, simply put, disrespectful. It is demeaning (lowering the dignity of) and degrading (depriving the dignity) of others, and basically communicates “I am more important that you and you don’t matter.” It does NOT promote building a society of trust, peace and security.
Unreal is that with is not real, or that which is actually existing or having physical existence.
Each individual has their own perception of that which constitutes their reality.
To destroy another's perception of reality is to destroy their reality. It shakes the very foundation of their world. Now, there may be times where such foundations need shaking, but maliciously seeking to destroy someone's perception of reality is a harmful thing to seek.