Question 1

Who and what should we admire?

Accepted Answer

Psalm 5:7Because of your unfailing love, I can enter your house; I will worship at your Temple with deepest awe.John 3:16“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.”John 15:13“There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”Romans 5:8God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.We should admire God for his unfailing love.Exodus 15:11Who is like you among the gods, O Lord—glorious in holiness, awesome in splendor, performing great wonders?Psalm 77:13O God, your ways are holy. Is there any god as mighty as you?We should admire God’s holy, awesome ways.Psalm 99:3Let them praise your great and awesome name. Your name is holy!Psalm 111:9He has paid a full ransom for his people. He has guaranteed his covenant with them forever. What a holy, awe-inspiring name he has!Philippians 2:9-11Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.We should admire and revere the name of God the Father and God the Son.Psalm 19:1The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship.Psalm 139:14Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.Revelation 4:11You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For you created all things, and they exist because you created what you pleased.We should admire God as the Creator.1 Corinthians 16:15-16You know that Stephanas and his household were the first of the harvest of believers in Greece, and they are spending their lives in service to God’s people. I urge you, dear brothers and sisters, to submit to them and others like them who serve with such devotion.1 Thessalonians 5:12-13Dear brothers and sisters, honor those who are your leaders in the Lord’s work. They work hard among you and give you spiritual guidance. Show them great respect and wholehearted love because of their work. And live peacefully with each other.We should admire faithful Christian workers.

Question 2

How can we express our admiration to God?

Accepted Answer

1 Samuel 12:24“Be sure to fear the Lord and faithfully serve him. Think of all the wonderful things he has done for you.”Psalm 77:11-12Then I recall all you have done, O Lord; I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago. They are constantly in my thoughts. I cannot stop thinking about your mighty works.Psalm 145:5I will meditate on your majestic, glorious splendor and your wonderful miracles.We can meditate on the majesty, glory, splendor and unfailing love of God. We can refresh our minds with thoughts about him. Then we will be so filled with God’s goodness that our admiration for him will pour forth as praise.Psalm 65:8Those who live at the ends of the earth stand in awe of your wonders. From where the sun rises to where it sets, you inspire shouts of joy.Psalm 145:6-7Your awe-inspiring deeds will be on every tongue; I will proclaim your greatness. Everyone will share the story of your wonderful goodness; they will sing with joy about your righteousness.Our lips will be like fine instruments, offering sounds of praise to our Maker.Psalm 76:11Make vows to the Lord your God, and keep them. Let everyone bring tribute to the Awesome One.Jonah 1:16The sailors were awestruck by the Lord’s great power, and they offered him a sacrifice and vowed to serve him.Giving our lives to serve God is one way to demonstrate how we admire and praise him.

Question 3

How can I express admiration for my spouse?

Accepted Answer

Romans 12:10Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other.Ephesians 5:33So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.Show him or her love, honor, respect, and affection.Proverbs 31:28-29Her children stand and bless her. Her husband praises her: “There are many virtuous and capable women in the world, but you surpass them all!”Express admiration for your spouse publicly, honoring your mate in front of others.Song of Songs 1:15-16How beautiful you are, my darling, how beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.You are so handsome, my love, pleasing beyond words!Complement your spouse’s appearance.Job 29:24When they were discouraged, I smiled at them. My look of approval was precious to them.Even your smile and the expression on your face can show approval and admiration.

Question 4

What admirable qualities and actions should I demonstrate in my life?

Accepted Answer

Hebrews 11:2Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation.Demonstrating deep faith in God is an admirable in God’s eyes.Romans 2:13Merely listening to the law doesn’t make us right with God. It is obeying the law that makes us right in his sight.Romans 6:16Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living.Actively pursuing obedience to God and his ways is admirable to God.Romans 14:17-18The Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. If you serve Christ with this attitude, you will please God, and others will approve of you, too.2 Timothy 2:15Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth.It is admirable to step out in faith to do works of service in God’s Kingdom.Proverbs 12:22The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in those who tell the truth.Proverbs 31:30Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised.Honoring and respecting God and upholding the truth are admirable qualities that enrich and support all our relationships.1 Kings 3:28When all Israel heard the king’s decision, the people were in awe of the king, for they saw the wisdom God had given him for rendering justice.Proverbs 12:8A sensible person wins admiration, but a warped mind is despised.Ecclesiastes 2:13I thought, “Wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness.”Wisdom and good sense are admirable qualities, not only to God but to other people too.Proverbs 19:11Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.Having self-control and being patient and forgiving are admirable qualities.2 Corinthians 9:13-14As a result of your ministry, they will give glory to God. For your generosity to them and to all believers will prove that you are obedient to the Good News of Christ. And they will pray for you with deep affection because of the overflowing grace God has given to you.Living generously in response to God’s grace is admirable.Job 29:11-16“All who heard me praised me. All who saw me spoke well of me. For I assisted the poor in their need and the orphans who required help. I helped those without hope, and they blessed me. And I caused the widows’ hearts to sing for joy. Everything I did was honest. Righteousness covered me like a robe, and I wore justice like a turban. I served as eyes for the blind and feet for the lame. I was a father to the poor and assisted strangers who needed help.”We are admired when our lives are filled with kind acts of service to others.Mark 12:31“The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”1 Corinthians 13:1-3, 13If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing. If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing. . . . Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.Colossians 3:14Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.1 John 4:18-19Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love. We love each other because he loved us first.No admirable achievements or admirable qualities can substitute for love. Love is the most admirable quality of all. God showed us love in its fullest sense through Christ’s unconditional sacrifice for us (Romans 5:8), and our own love should overflow from the abundant love he has shown us.

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