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Matt 7:12

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you,

do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

 The Golden rule of Christ is people oriented. The supreme rule is the summary of the law and the prophets according to Jesus who is our master teacher. All laws of the land should be based on this ethical principle. It is simple and can be easily understood even without any educational attainment. Every time you think of doing something to others, ask yourself if you would like others doing the same thing to you.

Jesus greatest commandment is to love our Lord God (Father) and to love our neighbors as ourselves. Our love for ourselves must be equal to our love for others. The love of Christ must flow through and from us with no discrimination at all and does include our enemies, if we have some. The Teaching of Christ alone is the foundation of the Golden rule. It is important to know and practice all what Christ our Lord had said in the Gospel.

We are lost if we don’t follow His words. There must be an absolute standard for everything to conform with. What is good to you may not be good to others. Who can tell what good and what is bad? We are living in a world of ever changing moral and ethical standard. Men keep changing their moral values. Many problems will be prevented if we apply the Golden Rule of Christ in our lives.

The religious laws are subject to change and often times divisive. The constitution and by-laws are written to preserve unity and orderly conduct of church administration. However, have you seen minister fighting another minister inside a church? Have you witnessed an in bitter fighting during a board meeting, amongst deacons and department heads? What a shame!

Reference: Wikipedia

The Golden Rule or ethic of reciprocity is a maxim,^[2] ethical code, or morality^[3] that essentially states either of the following:

• (Positive form): One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself.^[2]
• (Negative/prohibitive form, also called The Silver Rule): One should not treat others in ways that one would not like to be treated.

And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen. (John 21:25)

John wrote that there were many other things that Jesus did (not words He said) during the course of His ministry, which if they were written one by one, John supposedly believe that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.

It is clear everything that all Jesus had wanted to say were said and given to us as a complete message from our Father. His words were full divine disclosures; nothing were added or subtracted from them. Every believer is faithful to His spoken words and recorded in the Gospel. Don’t speculate a theory on the things that were not said. Don’t formulate a doctrine based on the truth that was not verbally delivered by Jesus to His followers.

The religious establishments are guilty of deviating from the clear message of Jesus Christ. They are basing their beliefs on the Bible and not necessarily on the verbal teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Oral Gospel of Jesus Christ is the New Testament. The words of Christ were incorporated in the Bible, therefore the Bible contains the words of Christ.

The Bible was published years after the gospel of Jesus Christ was relayed down from person to person with help of the Holy Spirit. There were no Bible during the time of the Apostles. How did they conduct their lives without a copy of the Bible? How come they were willing to die for Christ without a holy book to depend on?

The great commission of the Lord is to teach to obey all things Christ had commanded to His followers. (Matt. 28:20) We’ve got to filter every human doctrine through the clear teachings of Christ, isolating the pure words from the adulterated teachings of the church.

Our priority is to obey Him first and not the man-made doctrines of the Bible. Never follow Christ only after failing to obey the teachings of the Scriptures. We are judged by the Word He had spoken.

John 12:47-50
And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him;
for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.
He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words,
has that which judges him —
the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day.

For I have not spoken on My own authority;
but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command,
what I should say and what I should speak.
And I know that His command is everlasting life.
Therefore, whatever I speak,
just as the Father has told Me, so I speak.”

For I have not spoken of myself;

 but the Father which sent me,

he gave me a commandment,

what I should say, and what I should speak.

 And I know that his commandment is life everlasting:

whatsoever I speak therefore,

even as the Father said unto me,

so I speak.

John 12:49-50

A commandment is a formal direct statement of command or injunction to do something by someone you love dearly. The commandment is a voice of love and deep concern.

Our Father gave Jesus Christ a commandment to what He should say and what He should speak. Christ didn’t open His mouth for nothing. He spoke exactly what our Father wanted Him to speak. The commandment of our Father is life everlasting and not to be duplicated nor ignored. This commandment is sacred and was given to Jesus Christ alone.

We can be sure that the words of Jesus Christ are the teachings of our Father in heaven. The Ten Commandments were given to Moses for the Israelites to follow and obey religiously.

 A new commandment I give unto you,

That ye love one another;

as I have loved you,

that ye also love one another.

  By this shall all men know

 that ye are my disciples,

if ye have love one to another.

John 13:34-35

A new commandment was given by Jesus Christ to His followers. This new commandment is vitally important in our everlasting living and existence. The command is we love one another as He has loved us. The quality of love Christ gave us must be the same quality of love we should give to others. Without love, a church or mosque is like a prison cell under a totalitarian regime. Do we love another or do we hate each other? This commandment can never be old and must not be changed for the perpetuation of the religious establishments.

 These things have I spoken unto you,

that my joy might remain in you,

and that your joy might be full.

 This is my commandment,

That ye love one another,

as I have loved you.

John 15:11-12

The joy of the Lord is for us to love one another. He had spoken His new commandment that His joy may remain in us. Our joy will be full as we love another. Our world needs this commandment to survive. We don’t need to hate each other in churches, councils and the congress to solve our problems.

 If ye love me, keep my commandments.

John 14:21

He that hath my commandments,

and keeps them,

he it is that loves me:

and he that loves me shall be loved of my Father,

and I will love him,

and will manifest myself to him.

John 14:15

It is not hard to follow Christ’s new command if we truly love Him. Love Him first, and then we can love our neighbor including our personal enemy if we have one. The foundation of loving others is our love for Jesus Christ. Our lack of love for Christ is why we hate our neighbors. Christ is confessing His love for us as we follow His commandments.

 If ye keep my commandments,

ye shall abide in my love;

 even as I have kept my Father’s commandments,

and abide in his love.

John 15:10

Finally, Christ wants us to keep His commandments, even as He kept the commandments of His Father. If we abide in His words, we also abide in His love. How do we know He loves us? It is our verbal agreement with Him, that if we follow His commandment, He is committed in loving us. This is a special love for those who love Him according to what He said above. His commandment of loving the Lord our God and our neighbors would result in doing these following admonitions.

1. Repent—Matthew 4:17
2. Follow Jesus—Matthew 4:19
3. Be Blessed- Matthew 5:1-11
4. Rejoice—Matthew 5:12
5. Let Your Light Shine—Matthew 5:16
6. Honor God’s Law—Matthew 5:17–18
7. Be Reconciled—Matthew 5:24–25
8. Do Not Commit Adultery—Matthew 5:29–30
9. Keep Your Word—Matthew 5:37
10. Go the Second Mile—Matthew 5:38–42
11. Love Your Enemies—Matthew 5:44
12. Be Perfect—Matthew 5:48—Sincerity
13. Practice Secret Disciplines—Matthew 6:1–18
14. Lay Up Treasures—Matthew 6:19–21
15. Seek God’s Kingdom—Matthew 6:33
16. Judge Not—Matthew 7:1
17. Do Not Waste—Matthew 7:6
18. Ask, Seek, and Knock—Matthew 7:7–8
19. Do Unto Others—Matthew 7:12
20. Choose the Narrow Way—Matthew 7:13–14
21. Beware of False Prophets—Matthew 7:15
22. Pray For Laborers—Matthew 9:38
23. Be Wise as Serpents—Matthew 10:16
24. Fear God, Not Man—Matthew 10:26
25. Hear God’s Voice—Matthew 11:15
26. Take My Yoke—Matthew 11:29
27. Honor Your Parents—Matthew 15:4
28. Beware of hypocrisy—Matthew 16:6
29. Deny Yourself—Luke 9:23
30. Despise Not Little Ones—Matthew 18:10
31. Go to Offenders—Matthew 18:15
32. Beware of Covetousness—Luke 12:15
33. Forgive —Matthew 18:21–22
34. Honor Marriage—Matthew 19:6
35. Be a Servant—Matthew 20:26–28
36. Ask in Faith—Matthew 21:21–22
37. Bring in the Poor—Luke 14:12–14
38. Honor your duty—Matthew 22:19–21
39. Love the Lord—Matthew 22:37–38
40. 40. Love Your Neighbor—Matthew 22:39
41. Await My Return—Matthew 24:42–44
42. Be Born Again—John 3:7
43. Keep My Commandments—John 14:15
44. Watch and Pray—Matthew 26:41
45. Feed My Sheep—John 21:15–16
46. Receive the Holy Spirit—Luke 24:49
47. Teach my Word—Matthew 28:20

 (THE SUPPORTING WORDS ARE FROM THE SAYINGS OF CHRIST

1. Labor for food that perishes.

John 6:27

“Do not labor for the food which perishes,

but for the food which endures to everlasting life,

which the Son of Man will give you,

because God the Father has set His seal on Him.”

2.Procrastinate.

John 4:35

“Do you not say,

‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest”

? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields,

for they are already white for harvest!

3. Store up material things.

Matt 6:19

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth,

where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;

4. Worry about our life.

Matt 6:25-28
“Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life,

 what you will eat or what you will drink;

nor about your body, what you will put on.

Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?

“Look at the birds of the air,

for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns;

 yet your heavenly Father feeds them.

Are you not of more value than they?

“Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?

“So why do you worry about clothing?

Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow:

they neither toil nor spin.

5. Give what is holy to the “dogs”.

Matt 7:6

“Do not give what is holy to the dogs;

nor cast your pearls before swine,

lest they trample them under their feet,

and turn and tear you in pieces.

6. Swear.

Matt 5:34

“But I say to you, do not swear at all:

 neither by heaven, for it is God’s throne;

7. Judge our neighbor.

Matt 7:1-2
“Judge not, that you be not judged.

“For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged;

 and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.

8. Despise a little child.

 Matt 18:10
“Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones,

for I say to you that in heaven their angels

always see the face of My Father who is in heaven.

9. Show off our goodness to others.

 Matt 6:1-6

“Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men,

 to be seen by them.

Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven.

“Therefore, when you do a charitable deed,

do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do

 in the synagogues and in the streets,

that they may have glory from men.

Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.

“But when you do a charitable deed,

do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

“that your charitable deed may be in secret;

and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.

“And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites.

For they love to pray standing in the synagogues

and on the corners of the streets,

that they may be seen by men.

Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.

“But you, when you pray, go into your room,

and when you have shut your door,

pray to your Father who is in the secret place;

and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

10. Be afraid of things that kill your body.

Luke 12:4

“And I say to you, My friends,

do not be afraid of those who kill the body,

and after that have no more that they can do.

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