Where Have All The Good Manners Gone?!
- Faith and Femininity
- Oct 12, 2023
- 5 min read
Where oh where have all the good manners and common courtesy have gone? That is the question most people today ask. It's a crazy question, because how can people lose manners and have absolutely no regard for their fellow man? Have you left your house and wondered to yourself this is why I don't like leaving my house? Have you been outside and wondered where have all the good manners gone? Have you wondered what happen to common courtesy? More importantly why is it gone and if we can ever get it back? For some people this may be mind boggling and they'll try and guess as to how this happened and probably not figure out why we are here at this present moment in society. As a Christian however, you know how we got here and why? You know where all the good manners have gone and why we most likely won't get them back unless we do what we are called to do.
The further away we go from God the further away we are from morals, values, beliefs, and yes even good manners. How do good manners play into this? Well, you're supposed to show love to your fellow man, you're supposed to serve, you're supposed to treat others the way you want to be treated, you're supposed to love your neighbor as yourself, and I can go on and on. The more we stray away from God the more we become self-involved and therefore all the good manners and common courtesy are gone because we don't care about anyone but ourselves. This is self-love gone bad.
Many people, even Christians are under this belief of "self-love" and you need to love yourself first. That is not an accurate Biblical concept it's actually a new age version of Christianity, it's not true Christianity. God already knows you love yourself and because of that we are commanded to love one another as ourselves. The implications are in the verses below.
The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
Honor your father and mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
These are just a handful of many verses throughout the Bible that state you should love your fellow man as yourself. I know it's hard to think about loving your enemies but it's not just your enemies. It's the person standing next to you, sitting across from you. Show some love to them by being courteous and teaching the younger generation good manners. If you actually observe what is going on the younger generation are really lacking any kind of manners because their own parents don't teach them manners.
The Bible also goes into detail about the last days and how people will be lovers of themselves and not thinking about anyone but themselves. If you can't see Bible prophecy unfolding right before your eyes then I don't know what to tell you at this point. However, see the verse below for a better understanding of what I mean.
2 Timothy 3:1-17
2 For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. 3They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. 4They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. 5They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!
The Bible is very clear and it's all happening right now. The idea of self-love is unbiblical. The proof is that most people are so wrapped in what they want and how they feel with absolutely no regard for anyone else. People are very unloving and unforgiving today. The amount of gossip and slander is ridiculous. People are getting into fights with other people for simply pointing out their bad behavior. I'm old enough to remember when people had to point out bad behavior to stop it from escalating any further. Now that is gone and correcting someone is considered hateful.
People are now so consumed about feelings that those same people complaining about someone "hurting their feelings" are the same people who don't show any respect and don't have good manners, they're just rude and awful and it needs to be addressed by the parents. Mothers show your kids how to love others and being respectful. Stop focusing on yourselves and what's best for you because kids observe and imitate and that is the behavior, they are imitating it's all about me and no one else matters. It's getting so bad that people especially women don't even have good manners to their own husbands. The lack of respect women exhibit towards men is inexcusable and definitely not Christian wife behavior. But heaven forbid he finally puts his foot down then you all start crying. That behavior is what children observe and imitate, no one can out their foot down without them throwing a tantrum because they believe that only they matter.
That behavior passes onto children. That is why we have a world full of girls thinking they can do no wrong and when confronted go straight into accusing someone of "abuse or verbal assault." Even young boys have picked up on this unchecked feminine trait and why because many are being raised by single moms or beta male fathers.
What will this world do when generation z is the oldest living generation? Masculinity and femininity are dying, women aren't worth marrying anymore and men are walking away. People are becoming zombies, addicted to their phones and other electronics, they have no idea of the war on cash and paper, removing information from the internet, and I can go on and on.
So, what is the solution, you ask? The solution is to get back to the founding of this nation. We need to get back to God. We need to shield our kids from ungodly children, who come from ungodly homes. You may be a good God-fearing parent but the people you let your children associate with are from ungodly homes and are being dragged to hell by their parents. It's a trickle-down effect. Teach your kids right from wrong, pray for them, and explain the world to them.
Unfortunately, the world isn't the same even when I was growing up and as the years go by parents need to have the tough conversations with their kids earlier and earlier. However, once that Godly foundation is instilled in them everything else falls into place including good manners. Their love for their fellow man will grow and they will treat others the way they want to be treated and love them as they love themselves. We need to get back to God. Tomorrow isn't guaranteed to no one. Don't be afraid to discipline your own children and correct their behavior. It all starts in the home and with the parents and please make them work for the electronics, keep in mind they don't need it. Stay faithful and feminine.
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