"Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and strength to our God for ever and ever. Amen!"1
This word for honor is timḗ (from tiō, "accord honor, pay respect") – properly, perceived value; worth (literally, "price") especially as perceived honor, i.e. what has value in the eyes of the beholder. Anything with value has a price and honor has perceived value thus there is a price for honor. Honor is something to be valued, not demanded but earned. Christ paid a price thus he has earned honor, when we understand and value such a thing, we will honor Him.
"You are not your own, for you were bought at price. So glorify God in your body."3
This word for price is the same as honor, so we see there was a price. Christ paid the price for us, this is the idea of Christ being a propitiation for sin, he was an atoning sacrifice, or paid the price for sin. Honor is something that is valued thus we see the idea of buying, we pay a price for something that we value. The cost of our wages represented by notes and coins is exchanged for something we deem of value, for the price. We speak these words, "it was a value" if we deem it worthy or we say we were conned or swindled when we have been deceived into believing something was of value when it is not.
"Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat!"4
We see the concept of "buying in." We receive propitiation or atonement for sin as a free gift by faith in Christ but we must buy in. As Jesus said we must seek food that endures into everlasting life. God "valued" us, he loved us so much he gave His son as a substitute on our behalf. In Christ we receive redemption, justification, abundant grace and the gift of righteousness. When we understand such a thing we value him, think Him worthy of our honor, and we would pay a price or give all we have to possess such treasure.
"For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased,”6
Well done my son! such glory we value from a loving father because we seek to honor Him. When we value a loving father we will honor him. If children are obedient because of rewards or fear then their motivations are not pure. Often we make honor about a title or position and we flip these conditions demanding obedience without developing something children would value thus honor. The absent father creates children who grow up without seeing anything honorable in their parents. The scriptures are clear it is authority that will give an account for the children of the present generation.
“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), that it may go well with you and that you may be long-lived on the earth."7
If we apply the definition of honor to this, then we can say we are to value our father. Of course the question arises, does one honor or value a dead beat dad, a drunkard, an absent father, or one who has abandoned or abused his children? such would be a contradiction of scripture, as it doesn't put honor or value on a drunkard nor a sexual immoral person. But such a question does put value on the accountability of fatherhood, and that authority is by example; children should see honor as something to be valued, not as some tradition learned. This is what God said through Isaiah, "Their reverence for Me consists of tradition taught by men."8a This is what Jesus said, “This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.”8
"You 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."9
"He predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,"10 He valued us and paid the price, "In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace, that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding."12 "Making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ"11 "And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose."14 This eternal purpose was hidden in God in the beginning to be purposed in Christ for the fullness of time, for honor; something to be valued.
“This is my Son, the beloved in whom I am well pleased.”15
This word for beloved means "loved by God" which speaks of a personal experience of God's agapē love. It was by the good pleasure of his will to give His Son, and to lavish upon us the riches of his grace, because he created something that pleased him, that he valued. We find in our relationship with our heavenly Father the notion of honor, and that we find Him valuable. Not that we obey Him because we might be punished nor because we might be rewarded but because we value Him. And we seek His good pleasure, to please Him because we put value on His praise. To value Him is to seek his honor and His glory, not that of men. We seek his praise, "well done my child" as it is something valued from a loving Father.
Forever
This word for honor is timḗ (from tiō, "accord honor, pay respect") – properly, perceived value; worth (literally, "price") especially as perceived honor, i.e. what has value in the eyes of the beholder. Anything with value has a price and honor has perceived value thus there is a price for honor. Honor is something to be valued, not demanded but earned. Christ paid a price thus he has earned honor, when we understand and value such a thing, we will honor Him.
"You are not your own, for you were bought at price. So glorify God in your body."3
This word for price is the same as honor, so we see there was a price. Christ paid the price for us, this is the idea of Christ being a propitiation for sin, he was an atoning sacrifice, or paid the price for sin. Honor is something that is valued thus we see the idea of buying, we pay a price for something that we value. The cost of our wages represented by notes and coins is exchanged for something we deem of value, for the price. We speak these words, "it was a value" if we deem it worthy or we say we were conned or swindled when we have been deceived into believing something was of value when it is not.
"Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat!"4
We see the concept of "buying in." We receive propitiation or atonement for sin as a free gift by faith in Christ but we must buy in. As Jesus said we must seek food that endures into everlasting life. God "valued" us, he loved us so much he gave His son as a substitute on our behalf. In Christ we receive redemption, justification, abundant grace and the gift of righteousness. When we understand such a thing we value him, think Him worthy of our honor, and we would pay a price or give all we have to possess such treasure.
"For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased,”6
Well done my son! such glory we value from a loving father because we seek to honor Him. When we value a loving father we will honor him. If children are obedient because of rewards or fear then their motivations are not pure. Often we make honor about a title or position and we flip these conditions demanding obedience without developing something children would value thus honor. The absent father creates children who grow up without seeing anything honorable in their parents. The scriptures are clear it is authority that will give an account for the children of the present generation.
“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), that it may go well with you and that you may be long-lived on the earth."7
If we apply the definition of honor to this, then we can say we are to value our father. Of course the question arises, does one honor or value a dead beat dad, a drunkard, an absent father, or one who has abandoned or abused his children? such would be a contradiction of scripture, as it doesn't put honor or value on a drunkard nor a sexual immoral person. But such a question does put value on the accountability of fatherhood, and that authority is by example; children should see honor as something to be valued, not as some tradition learned. This is what God said through Isaiah, "Their reverence for Me consists of tradition taught by men."8a This is what Jesus said, “This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.”8
"You 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."9
"He predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,"10 He valued us and paid the price, "In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace, that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding."12 "Making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ"11 "And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose."14 This eternal purpose was hidden in God in the beginning to be purposed in Christ for the fullness of time, for honor; something to be valued.
“This is my Son, the beloved in whom I am well pleased.”15
This word for beloved means "loved by God" which speaks of a personal experience of God's agapē love. It was by the good pleasure of his will to give His Son, and to lavish upon us the riches of his grace, because he created something that pleased him, that he valued. We find in our relationship with our heavenly Father the notion of honor, and that we find Him valuable. Not that we obey Him because we might be punished nor because we might be rewarded but because we value Him. And we seek His good pleasure, to please Him because we put value on His praise. To value Him is to seek his honor and His glory, not that of men. We seek his praise, "well done my child" as it is something valued from a loving Father.
Forever