Notes on the Golden Rule

In Matthew 7:12 we are given the great commandment of Jesus Christ. The Golden Rule as we often call it is the idea that we must do to others as we wish them to do to us. While not a completely new idea since similar ideas were mentioned in earlier Rabbinical writing Jesus made it the lynchpin of his teaching. We see variations of this message in Luke 6:31, Romans 13:8, and Galatians 5:14.

We show our love through the Golden Rule but we are cautioned our love must be;

"love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned." 1 Timothy 1:5

The Book of Mathew Chapter 7

References in Scripture

Matthew 7:12

Luke 6:31

Romans 13:8

Galatians 5:14

1 Timothy 1:5

Matthew 7:12

7:12 All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Luke 6:31

6:31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

Romans 13:8

13:8 Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law.

Galatians 5:14

5:14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, [even] in this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

1 Timothy 1:5

1:5 But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:

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