What does the Golden Rule reveal about life under God’s authority? So in all things, do to others what you would want them to do to you—for this is the Torah and the Prophets. The imperative is that we should do to others as we want them to do to us but this means to me that the responsibility is solely on me to do right regardless of whether they do to me as I would want them to, this is key. This is a hard thing, but when I look at Philippians 2:2-5 that is exactly how Yeshua lived! If he didn't he never would have died for me. He was/is totally selfless, it was never about Him but with Him it was always about me/us! His desire to bring us into the presence of God the only way he could, by sacrificing himself for my sake. I am to let that mindset, the mindset of Christ be in me, that is my choice, He doesn't force that on anyone, else there would be no free will to choose. Oh Abba Father, You know my weaknesses, give me the strength and wisdom to choose rightly, to seek to acquire the mind of Yeshua! To be present with you always! Amen!
So Jesus was actually quoting Rabbi Hillel here and I think I can tell you a story that will clear this up. Rabbi Hillel was President of the Sanhedrin and pre-dated Yeshua but his teachings would have been well known to Him. There were two well known Rabbis of that time...Hillel and Shammai. Shammai was more about the letter of the law and Hillel was more temperate. Anyway, there is a story about a young convert who came to Shammai and said "I will convert if you can teach me the Torah while I stand on one foot". Shammai threw a builders tool at him (he was a builder) and essentially told him to get lost.
So the young man went to Hillel and asked him the same thing. Hillel said "What you hate do not do to others. That is the whole of Torah. The rest is commentary...go study."
So the essence behind Yeshua saying do unto others can be summed up as what you yourself hate, don't do to another. In other words...treat people in a way you would want to be treated...yes.
What does the Golden Rule reveal about life under God’s authority? So in all things, do to others what you would want them to do to you—for this is the Torah and the Prophets. The imperative is that we should do to others as we want them to do to us but this means to me that the responsibility is solely on me to do right regardless of whether they do to me as I would want them to, this is key. This is a hard thing, but when I look at Philippians 2:2-5 that is exactly how Yeshua lived! If he didn't he never would have died for me. He was/is totally selfless, it was never about Him but with Him it was always about me/us! His desire to bring us into the presence of God the only way he could, by sacrificing himself for my sake. I am to let that mindset, the mindset of Christ be in me, that is my choice, He doesn't force that on anyone, else there would be no free will to choose. Oh Abba Father, You know my weaknesses, give me the strength and wisdom to choose rightly, to seek to acquire the mind of Yeshua! To be present with you always! Amen!
So Jesus was actually quoting Rabbi Hillel here and I think I can tell you a story that will clear this up. Rabbi Hillel was President of the Sanhedrin and pre-dated Yeshua but his teachings would have been well known to Him. There were two well known Rabbis of that time...Hillel and Shammai. Shammai was more about the letter of the law and Hillel was more temperate. Anyway, there is a story about a young convert who came to Shammai and said "I will convert if you can teach me the Torah while I stand on one foot". Shammai threw a builders tool at him (he was a builder) and essentially told him to get lost.
So the young man went to Hillel and asked him the same thing. Hillel said "What you hate do not do to others. That is the whole of Torah. The rest is commentary...go study."
So the essence behind Yeshua saying do unto others can be summed up as what you yourself hate, don't do to another. In other words...treat people in a way you would want to be treated...yes.