Christian Courtesy

What should be our conduct one toward another?BR-ASI9 390.14

“Love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous.” 1 Peter 3:8.BR-ASI9 390.15

How many should we honor?BR-ASI9 391.1

“Honour all men. Love the brotherhood.” 1 Peter 2:17.BR-ASI9 391.2

Whom should we salute?BR-ASI9 391.3

“If ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?” Matthew 5:47.BR-ASI9 391.4

What respect should be shown the aged?BR-ASI9 391.5

“Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man.” Leviticus 19:32. (See 2 Kings 2:23, 24.)BR-ASI9 391.6

Whom especially should children honor?BR-ASI9 391.7

“Honour thy father and thy mother.” Exodus 20:12.BR-ASI9 391.8

How should faithful gospel ministers be regarded?BR-ASI9 391.9

“Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour.” 1 Timothy 5:17.BR-ASI9 391.10

What is the basis of true Christian courtesy?BR-ASI9 391.11

“Charity [love] . . . is kind; . . . charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own.” 1 Corinthians 13:4, 5.BR-ASI9 391.12

Note.—Genuine Christian courtesy is the outgrowth of love, and manifests itself in thoughtful consideration for others.BR-ASI9 391.13