Dorothy Mae
Member
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” is the command from God to us regarding how we are to behave to others.
This assumes we love ourselves and some think we need to learn how to do this before we can love others. But the evidence shows us that we each, in fact, do love ourselves by the standard presented.
That standard does not include liking yourself or others. It doesn’t entail enjoying your company more than anything else. It isn’t to have warm fuzzy feelings when you look in the mirror or think you or others are great. It’s simply to treat others as we treat ourselves.
So let’s think about this. If someone made sure you the rest you needed, made sure you had your favorite clothes and meals, saw to it that all your body needs were met, your emotional needs, your intellectual needs and paid money so that you enjoyed your favorite entertainment now and again, you would feel that they really loved you. And you do that for you. You care for needs and caprices. Jesus would say go and do likewise for others as you can. Pretty clear. How you feel about the recipient is not a part of the equation.
This assumes we love ourselves and some think we need to learn how to do this before we can love others. But the evidence shows us that we each, in fact, do love ourselves by the standard presented.
That standard does not include liking yourself or others. It doesn’t entail enjoying your company more than anything else. It isn’t to have warm fuzzy feelings when you look in the mirror or think you or others are great. It’s simply to treat others as we treat ourselves.
So let’s think about this. If someone made sure you the rest you needed, made sure you had your favorite clothes and meals, saw to it that all your body needs were met, your emotional needs, your intellectual needs and paid money so that you enjoyed your favorite entertainment now and again, you would feel that they really loved you. And you do that for you. You care for needs and caprices. Jesus would say go and do likewise for others as you can. Pretty clear. How you feel about the recipient is not a part of the equation.