Do unto others

[rl69]

There's an old saying, "If you're nice to me, then I'll be nice to you." I've never heard a statement that is more detrimental to your soul than that. Why? Because that means every single person in the world is in control of you.

You'd be a puppet, your strings being pulled by complete strangers because you're not man enough to be in control of your own emotions.

This attitude is a gateway emotion to even more detrimental ideas. Shoot, next you'll start being offended by all sorts of nonsense.

This isn't about politics, it's about you being in control of you. It's about being the bigger man. It's about taking responsibility for your actions and taking your thoughts, and your tongue, captive. It's about doing the right thing, not because they deserve it, but because you do.

We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5
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[MrHarmless]

I don't think I've every met anybody that actually thinks like this. Sounds like a non issue.

[USMC87]

A good read!

[rl69]

I don't think I've every met anybody that actually thinks like this. Sounds like a non issue.

Your a lucky man.... I see it far to often..I'm even guilty of it myself .. It's easy to do for others that love and aprceate you ... Somthing tostaly diferent to do for someone that spits on you.

[JimB..]

You thinking about the “golden rule” from Matthew 7:12 and Luke 6:31? Maybe go back and take another look. Your thread title and the content of your post are contradictory, I find it confusing.

I’ve heard folks say “well if he’s nice to me I’ll be nice to him” or “if he’ll help me with this then I’ll help him with that” and I agree that those are misguided notions for a Christian.

[rl69]

Hmmm interesting ... If we live our lives from a standpoint of treating others as we want to be treated, instead of treating them as they treat us. We start to live our lives as God has called us to do. We no longer live our lives as the world around us we are no longer motivated by emotions but by the spirit in us. Because let's face it we cannot live that way without him ?

[Pine Baron]

Seems like an argument of "conditional vs. unconditional". Conditional is of man. Unconditional comes from God.

[dverna]

Seems like an argument of "conditional vs. unconditional". Conditional is of man. Unconditional comes from God.

Unconditional love comes from dogs too....if people were more like dogs it would be a better world. Must be a reason Adam used the backward spelling of God to name the dog.

[Wayne Smith]

Unconditional love comes from dogs too....if people were more like dogs it would be a better world. Must be a reason Adam used the backward spelling of God to name the dog.

Somehow I don't think Adam spoke or spelled English!