Sermon on the Mount - Does the Golden Rule Really Work? - Matthew 7:1-12

“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you.” We have all heard the Golden Rule, but it’s just a passive phrase or good idea to many people. However, Jesus teaches that the Golden Rule is necessary for believers; it grows our Christian character and gives God glory. This message was preached in 1977 when Dr. Wiersbe was the Senior Pastor of The Moody Church in Chicago, IL.  For more information about the preaching and writing ministry of Warren Wiersbe, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wiersbe.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The Warren Wiersbe Sermon Podcast is owned and managed by Scriptex, Inc, which Dr. Warren Wiersbe founded to manage all of his content. All rights reserved. Verses Cited Matthew 7:1 Matthew 7:2 Matthew 7:3 Matthew 7:4 Matthew 7:5 Matthew 7:6 Matthew 7:7 Matthew 7:8 Matthew 7:9 Matthew 7:10 Matthew 7:11 Matthew 7:12 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces. “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets."