Obey Golden Rule (15 of 35)
Series: Obey Everything
Steve Jones
Matthew 7:12
SERMON SUMMARY: This sermon deals with Jesus' command known as the ''golden rule.'' We find the GOLD in the golden rule in the following places. 1) God, 2) Others, 3) Love, 4) Difference.
On August 27th, 2020, some teenagers found 425 gold coins from a thousand years ago in Jerusalem. That's exciting. But there is something more valuable than gold - wisdom. Pr.16:16 ''How much better to get wisdom than gold.''
Today we're going to look at a command of Jesus that is so valuable and powerful it is known as ''The Golden Rule.'' Let's find the GOLD in the ''Golden Rule'' today. IF YOU KNOW THE GOLDEN RULE, LET'S SAY IT OUT LOUD NOW.
I. GOD
Mt.7:12 ''SO in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.''
Here's how the Golden Rule is usually quoted: ''Whatever you wish others would do for you, do also for them.''
But that's not what Jesus said. That version removes God entirely from the picture, making Jesus's teaching a godless rule for good people. The real Golden Rule goes deeper and stretches higher. It's a God-centered rule for grace-filled people. Jesus's actual teaching requires greater effort, provides deeper motivation, and is intended specifically for Jesus's followers.
Here's what Jesus actually said: ''SO whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets''.
GOD bookends the Golden Rule. GOD is the first word (''so'') and the final word (''for this is the Law and the Prophets''). The word SO indicates that Jesus' teaching is his conclusion from what he's said previously. The entire Sermon on the Mount might be in view. But it may be that Jesus is thinking more specifically of what he has just said, in Mt.7:7-11. There he tells his followers that God is their loving Father and always gives good things to those who ask. Therefore, because God i ...
Series: Obey Everything
Steve Jones
Matthew 7:12
SERMON SUMMARY: This sermon deals with Jesus' command known as the ''golden rule.'' We find the GOLD in the golden rule in the following places. 1) God, 2) Others, 3) Love, 4) Difference.
On August 27th, 2020, some teenagers found 425 gold coins from a thousand years ago in Jerusalem. That's exciting. But there is something more valuable than gold - wisdom. Pr.16:16 ''How much better to get wisdom than gold.''
Today we're going to look at a command of Jesus that is so valuable and powerful it is known as ''The Golden Rule.'' Let's find the GOLD in the ''Golden Rule'' today. IF YOU KNOW THE GOLDEN RULE, LET'S SAY IT OUT LOUD NOW.
I. GOD
Mt.7:12 ''SO in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.''
Here's how the Golden Rule is usually quoted: ''Whatever you wish others would do for you, do also for them.''
But that's not what Jesus said. That version removes God entirely from the picture, making Jesus's teaching a godless rule for good people. The real Golden Rule goes deeper and stretches higher. It's a God-centered rule for grace-filled people. Jesus's actual teaching requires greater effort, provides deeper motivation, and is intended specifically for Jesus's followers.
Here's what Jesus actually said: ''SO whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets''.
GOD bookends the Golden Rule. GOD is the first word (''so'') and the final word (''for this is the Law and the Prophets''). The word SO indicates that Jesus' teaching is his conclusion from what he's said previously. The entire Sermon on the Mount might be in view. But it may be that Jesus is thinking more specifically of what he has just said, in Mt.7:7-11. There he tells his followers that God is their loving Father and always gives good things to those who ask. Therefore, because God i ...
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