"So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets."
Read all of Matthew 7
I mentioned the other day that this verse, which we frequently call the Golden Rule, is in a sense, a summary of the Summary (of the law) of the Summary (the Ten Commandments). There are hundreds if commands in first five books of the Bible (the Pentateuch)... according to some rabbi's count over 600. The Ten Commandments are a distillation of God's revealed will... most all of the other 600+ commands can be arranged under the primary Ten Commandments.
The Summary of the Law, is stated by Christ in the New Testament, but he actually is quoting from Leviticus 19 and Deuteronomy 6.
"Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second
In today's verse Jesus states all this even more plainly. If you ever want to know how you should treat others or whether you should do, pass your decision through this filter and the way will be clear. Would you want others to do this unto you?
"FOR THIS SUMS UP THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS."
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