Unbroken Romans 12:10
Honor the Image of God in People
Louis Zamperini's father
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Unbroken Honor the Image of God in People 2014
“A moment of pain is worth a lifetime of glory.”
Louis Zamperini's father
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How This Connects to Your Life

Zamperini returns to Japan and forgives his captors because he has received something from God that exceeded what they did to him.

Honor costs something. It requires you to see the image of God in the person in front of you even when the culture gives you permission to treat them as less.

Every time Jesus stopped for the person the crowd walked past, He was demonstrating the honor He gives to every image-bearer.

Romans 12:10
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“Honor one another above yourselves.”
Honor does not mean you approve of every behavior. It means you continue to see the image of God in the person.
Three Questions.
No wrong answers. Just honest ones.
1
Who in your life are you currently treating as less than an image-bearer?
2
Where have you dishonored someone and never addressed it?
3
What would it look like to honor your wife publicly this week in a way that is genuine and specific?
The History Behind the Film

Unbroken is the film at the center of this study. The scene is chosen because it captures something true about the specific challenge this study addresses. The filmmakers may not have intended a theological reading, but the truth they captured is there regardless of intention.

The History Behind the Scripture

Romans 12:10 sits inside a larger argument Paul or one of the other biblical authors is making about how the renewed life looks in practice. The verse is not a standalone principle. It is part of a sustained argument about what it looks like when a man actually believes what he says he believes on Sunday morning.

How It All Connects

The connection between this film and this Scripture is the same one that runs through every study in this series: what a man sees in the mirror when he watches that clip is exactly the gap this Scripture addresses. The film names the problem. The Scripture names the source and the solution.

This Week
1
Honor your wife publicly this week, a genuine specific statement about who she is. Something true, said out loud.
2
Honor the man in your group who is struggling the most right now with your presence and time.
3
Write down three names of people you have not honored well. Pray over each. Find one specific way to honor each.
4
Ask God: Who am I currently treating as less than an image-bearer? Then go treat that person differently today.
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