Matthew 7:12, The Golden Rule

Posted on Sunday, April 17, 2011 in Bible Commentary | 0 comments

So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

//If there is any universal teaching among religions, it is human respect and the Golden Rule. Today, let’s celebrate our common denominator:

Brahmanism: “This is the sum of duty: Do naught unto others which would cause you pain if done to you.”

Judaism: “What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow man. That is the entire Law; all the rest is commentary.”

Jainism: “The essence of right conduct is not to injure anyone.”

Taoism: “Regard your neighbor’s gain as your own gain, and your neighbor’s loss as your own loss.”

Islam: “No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself.”

Buddhism: “Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.”

Confucianism: “Is there one maxim which ought to be acted upon throughout one’s whole life? Surely it is the maxim of loving kindness: Do not unto others what you would not have them do unto you.”