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There’s only one rule.
Everything else is suggestions based upon respect to that principle.
The one rule is simple: love your neighbor as yourself. It also has a valuable addendum: do unto others as you would have them do unto you. In other words, while you’re loving yourself and your neighbor, you’ll probably end up doing something, so start learning to:
Do for two.
Me and you.
So powerful is this rule that it has intelligently been dubbed “Golden.” It is not a thought. It is not a point of discussion. And it is not debatable based on our particular definition of “neighbor.” Matter of fact, it affords us the expansive notion that these others we are to “do unto” include dogs, cats, trees, the sky and the entire cosmos. (He that has an ear, let him hear.)
But this Golden Rule cannot be replaced, displaced or even considered equal with other practices.
For instance, I believe in prayer. Sometimes it’s very helpful in assisting me to love my neighbor as myself. But it is not a substitute.
I like to read the Good Book. It gives me insights on better ways to communicate with my neighbors. But reading is not living.
Going to church offers fellowship and encouragement to pursue the goal–yet attendance to such a worship experience does not guarantee adherence to the ultimate truth.
Jesus did not die for the sins of the world–he died for the Golden Rule. Because without it, the world is beset by sin.
I just thought I should mention this to you today, just in case you were getting caught up in recent spiritual fads and Biblical chicken tracks.
The good news is, there is a rule.
The better news is, when applied, the gold makes us all rich.
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