The “Golden Rule” is the name given to a principle Jesus taught and which can be found both in His Sermon on the Mount and in the Sermon on the Plain. What we call the Golden Rule can perhaps be best captured by Matthew 7:12. We explore why this is such a profound Christian precept. We compare it to similar sayings from additional religious traditions and assert why it is superior. Additional scriptures referenced include Matthew 22:37-39; Matthew 5:43–44; and 1 John 4:20.
Texts in the Old Testament (most notably in Exodus and Deuteronomy) invite us to look to the past. They exhort us to rest on...
We wrap up our four-week series examining the four different kinds of love in the Bible. This week we focused on agape: the love...
Modern Christians often view the Old Testament Law as a restrictive burden or a condemned system of "works" that has been replaced by grace....
