Matthew 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."
I have many thoughts on this verse, as I am sure many of you do as well. But at the onset, my initial response is a question: really, this little maxim summarizes almost the whole Old Testament? But this is what Jesus is saying, that the majority of the Old Testament can be reduced to a simple phrase, a compact phrase to live by. My second thought, then, carries with it an exhortation: if only I could actually do this...
Fortunately, what Jesus continually asserts is that no one can actually do it. We need to be made new in order that we would be able to live like this verse asks of us. This is one of the main reasons Jesus came and died: so that we would be remade and be enabled to live this way. Once we make Christ the center of our lives, we are empowered to actually do what this verse asks us to do. Therefore, let's always strive to keep Christ first as we are intent upon living a life that brings God glory and loves people as we would have them love us!
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