Golden Rule

...the principle of treating others as one would want to be treated by them. It is sometimes called an ethics of reciprocity, meaning that you should reciprocate to others how you would like them to treat you... — Wikipedia

...do to others what you would have them do to you... — Matthew 7:12

Mini Series

Many articles follow a common theme, click below to read our mini series: The Basics, and Rule Golden Series


Which of These Was Abolished?

As Jesus plainly said in Matthew 5, laws like “thou shalt not kill” were not abolished, they were just moved. Under the terms of the New Covenant (Hebrews 8:10-13), God is writing those ten commandments on our hearts, not just on the stones Moses brought down from Sinai (2 Corinthians 3:3).

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The New Covenant

Everything I’ve said so far has been about doing good to your neighbor or not; fine stuff perhaps, but you’re probably thinking “But I’m a New Covenant Christian! That doesn’t matter to me!” 

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The Positive Law

The Christian of today sees the laws of God as a very negative thing. Thou Shalt NOT do this, thou shalt NOT do that. To them, there is nothing positive about...

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The Curse Of The Law

Colossians 2:13-14 (WEB) You were dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh. He made you alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, wiping out the handwriting in ordinances which was against us; and he has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross;

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The Golden Rule

Jesus was once asked what the most important law was in the Bible. His answer? “Love God with all your heart, soul, and mind and strength”; and “love your neighbor as much as you love yourself”. Then He said something amazing...

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The Fall Of Man

Let me ask you a question; is God the almighty? Yes? Then why couldn’t He have prevented the Devil from tempting Eve?

Let me ask another question; is God all-knowing? Yes? Then how did He not know what was going on...

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What Are Angels?

As you learned last time, in Hebrew God’s name is El and Jesus’ name is Yahweh Elohim. As you should also remember, all of God’s house, specifically including those in heaven, bear the name of Elohim (Ephesians 3:14-15), which could be translated as “of the family of God”. 

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One God

John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him. Without him was not anything made that has been made.

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The Old Good News

In The Rule Golden you learned that the guiding principle of the New Covenant is the golden rule, just as the guiding principle of the Old Covenant is the rule golden; and God’s hope was always that the consequences of...

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