Ian Barclay's Thought For The Day

A CHRISTIAN LOOKS AT MATTHEW'S GOSPEL
The Golden Rule
Reading: Matthew 7:12 Click to view passage

The Sermon on The Mount reaches its ethical climax here. It is a summary of the Law regarding our relationship with others, it tells us of our social responsibility.

Other great teachers such as Confucius, Aristotle and Socrates have given us similar teaching. Their teaching is good teaching but in the end it is suggesting a calculated pragmatism, rather than a wholehearted outgoing to others.

The teaching of Jesus is unique because it speaks of an active and positive outgoing, while others suggests something negative and passive. Confucius says “Do not do to others what you would not want done to yourself.”

Meditation: How can I be more pro-active in my daily application of this Golden Rule?

Prayer pointer: Father thank you for the positive teaching here.
Help me to be the initiator of this sort of living.