Sermon on the Mount, Part 23 – The Golden Rule

2,000 years ago, our Lord Jesus Christ taught us how we as Christians ought to live. Our Lord never sugar-coats or backs away from tough subjects. In Matthew 7:12, Jesus teaches what has come to be known as the Golden Rule. Here is His rule: “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.” In another place Jesus said that the Law and the Prophets are also summed up in these two great commands: Love God with all your heart and strength and love others as you love yourself. It becomes clear that the Christian ideal of love is truly the best rule to govern any society.