Kingdom Relationships (Matthew 7:1-12) SEE MARK 4:24-25; LUKE 6:31, 37-42; 11:9-13. HERE WE READ ABOUT HOW WE SHOULD RELATE TO OTHERS AND HOW God RELATES TO US. WE SHOULD NOT BE JUDGMENTAL OF OTHERS, BUT WE WILL SOMETIMES HAVE TO MAKE DISCERNING JUDGMENTS AND DECISIONS REGARDING OTHERS (7:5-6). OUR STANDARD OF JUDGMENT IS WHAT God WILL APPLY TO US, SO WE SHOULD JUDGE WISELY AND SENSITIVELY ONLY AFTER HAVING SCRUTINIZED OUR OWN LIVES. IN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH God, WE SHOULD PRAY PERSISTENTLY AND BOLDLY TO OUR LOVING Father. IF SINFUL HUMAN PARENTS KNOW HOW TO GIVE GOOD GIFTS TO THEIR CHILDREN, HOW MUCH MORE WILL A HOLY AND LOVING God ANSWER WITH GOOD GIFTS FOR His CHILDREN? THE BODY OF THE SERMON CLOSES WITH THE FAMOUS GOLDEN RULE - in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you (7:12). UNLIKE OTHER JEWISH TEACHERS WHO ARE CREDITED WITH SIMILAR SAYINGS, Jesus IS THE ONLY ONE TO STATE THE RULE POSITIVELY. THIS CLOSING RULE REPRESENTS THE VERY HEART OF Jesuss RELATIONAL TEACHINGS. [The Baker Illustrated Bible Handbook]
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