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Internet Daily Chapel (Text Version)
Week of February 28, 2010
The Christian Daily Worship Service And Practical Guide
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By Rev. Bill McGinnis, Pastor - InternetChurchOfChrist.org
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The Golden Rule Embodies All Of God's Law For Mankind - "Treat Others As
You Would Like To Be Treated"
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Welcome to you, in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Invocation - Inviting the Lord to be with us here.
O Lord, we know that You are everywhere,
And nothing happens that You cannot see,
But even so, we pray that You will come
And join with us directly at this time.
We now will offer up our praise to You,
And we do much desire to have You here.
In Jesus' holy name we pray, Amen.
by Rev. Bill McGinnis,
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A Blessing For You
Lord, Please bless the readers of this page.
For today . . .
Please put the right thoughts in their mind;
Please put the right words in their mouth;
Please put the right actions in their hands and feet;
So that they may be pleasing to You,
And filled with the joy of Your Love.
In Jesus' holy name I pray, Amen.
by Rev. Bill McGinnis,
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The Lord's Prayer
The Lord, Himself, taught us to pray like this . . .
The Lord's Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.
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(Just like television prayers are reactivated when you watch
them, although the videotape may have been shot years before.)
May God now bless the place that is your home:
The place where you take refuge from the storm;
The place you are entitled to possess.
I pray He sends His Holy Spirit there.
I pray the Spirit stays to dwell with you
And drives all evil spirits far away.
I pray the Spirit keeps you from all harm
And brings abundant blessings to your door.
I pray that all who live within your walls
May richly feel the power of His love.
In Jesus' holy name I pray, Amen.
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Today's Featured Segment . . .
The Golden Rule Embodies All Of God's Law For Mankind - "Treat Others As
You Would Like To Be Treated"
By Rev. Bill McGinnis, Director - LoveAllPeople.org
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In all religions, people have compiled lists of rules to be followed. Some
of these lists are quite extensive (see Leviticus and Deuteronomy 12-30 ,)
and some of them are quite compact (see "God's Rules To Live By.") But all
of God's true required rules for us today can be reduced to one Golden
Rule, expressed as, "Treat Others As You Would Like To Be Treated." All of
the other true rules of Ethics can be derived from the Golden Rule, and
all of the true rules about loving God are satisfied once we realize that
God accepts our love for others as if it were love for Himself. So
everything boils down to loving others as we love ourselves, and this love
is put into action by following the Golden Rule!
Therefore we can see that the legalistic approach to doing the Will of God
by following dozens or hundreds of detailed rules is badly flawed. It
misses the point, which is, that everything God really requires of us is
accomplished if we follow the Golden Rule, "Treat Others As You Would Like
To Be Treated."
"TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED."
The Golden Rule is expressed twice in the Bible, and these are its most
authoritative forms, in the words of Jesus, translated.
"So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them; for
this is the law and the prophets." (Matthew 7:12 RSV)
"And as you wish that men would do to you, do so to them."
(Luke 6:31 RSV)
And here are some of the other expressions of The Golden Rule in modern
English.
1. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
2. "Treat other people the way you would like them to treat you."
3. "Treat others as you want to be treated."
4. "Treat other people the way you would like to be treated."
5. "Treat other people the way you want to be treated."
6. "Whatever you want people to do to you, do that to them."
The Golden Rule is not just one of many rules which God requires mankind
to follow, but it is the entire law, all by itself. This is what Jesus
means when He says, "this is the law and the prophets."
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"So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them; for
this is the law and the prophets." (Matthew 7:12 RSV)
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Note that He says, "for this IS the law and the prophets," not "for this
is required by the law and the prophets."
The easiest way to follow The Golden Rule is to love all other people the
same as you love yourself. When you love others as you love yourself, you
will naturally do to them the same as you would like them to do to you.
Thus you will be following The Golden Rule, which embodies all of God's
law for mankind.
The Golden Rule implements The Law Of Love, which is "LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR
AS YOURSELF.
"Love For Others Fulfills The Law"
Galatians 5:14 (RSV)
For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, "You shall love your
neighbor as yourself."
Romans 13:8 (RSV)
Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves
his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
Romans 13:9 (RSV)
The commandments, "You shall not commit adultery, You shall not
kill, You shall not steal, You shall not covet," and any other
commandment, are summed up in this sentence, "You shall love your
neighbor as yourself."
Romans 13:10 (RSV)
Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling
of the law.
James 2:8 (RSV)
If you really fulfil the royal law, according to the scripture,
"You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you do well.
Proverbs 10:12 (RSV)
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.
1 Peter 4:8 (RSV)
Above all hold unfailing your love for one another, since love
covers a multitude of sins.
And who is your neighbor? Everyone is your neighbor. This is shown in the
Parable Of The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37, shown in the appendix
below).
But what about love for God? Doesn't that come first? Yes, but God counts
our love for others as if it were love for Himself. So when we love
others, we are loving Him at the same time. This is shown in the Parable
Of The Sheep And The Goats (Matthew 25:31-46, in the Appendix below). And
we cannot claim to love God until we first love our fellow man.
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If any one says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a
liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen,
cannot love God whom he has not seen. (1 John 4:20 RSV)
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But what about The Ten Commandments? Aren't we supposed to obey them? Yes,
but The Ten Commandments are only an approximation of what God wants from
us. The Pharisees obeyed all of the Ten Commandments, yet God was very
displeased with them because they did not have love. The exact thing God
wants from us is that we should love our neighbor as we love ourselves.
Everything else depends on this. If we love our neighbor as we love
ourself, we will naturally and automatically be following The Golden Rule.
But what about holiness? Aren't we supposed to avoid improper sex, etc.
and be pure and chaste? Aren't we supposed to deny our physical selves in
order to strengthen our spiritual selves? Yes, perhaps. But our feeble
attempts at being holy do not even come close to God's high standards. To
Him, they are like filthy rags (Isaiah 64:6). But if we have love for
others, God will overlook a multitude of our sins (1 Peter 4:8). And if we
forgive others of their offenses against us, He will forgive us of our
offenses against Him (Matthew 5:14-15). Love makes everything holy, since
God is love (1 John 4:8, 4:16).
So all of God's requirements for mankind boil down to this one command:
"YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF." If you truly do this one thing
only, it is enough. And when you love others as you love yourself, you
will naturally be following The Golden Rule, which embodies all of God's
law for mankind.
But what about Jesus? Where does Jesus Christ fit into this picture? If
love for neighbor is sufficient, then why do we need to accept Jesus
Christ as our personal Lord and Saviour?
Jesus Christ doesn't "fit into the picture." Jesus Christ IS the picture,
the perfect embodiment of Love.
By our own flawed human nature, it is almost impossible to love our
neighbor as we love ourselves. Maybe some few people can do it, but most
people cannot even come close. But when we accept Jesus Christ as our
Lord, His Holy Spirit enters us and dwells within us, transforming our
flawed nature into a more perfect nature, more like His own. Only then are
we able to love our neighbor as we love ourselves.
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May the Lord bless this presentation of His holy Word.
Rev. Bill McGinnis <><
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Invitation To Accept Jesus Christ As Your Personal Lord And Saviour
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"Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind"
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Benediction
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"Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in
all ways. The Lord be with you all." (2 Thessalonians 3:16 RSV)
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Blessings to you in Jesus Christ our Lord.
This chapel service is now complete.
Rev. Bill McGinnis
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