The Golden Rule-That's Righteous: Messgae 4 Series

Matthew 7:12

12Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

3 PEOPLE THAT DIDN’T FOLLOW THE LAW OF RECIPROCITY: DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE OTHERS DO UNTO YOU

#1 HAMAN DIDN’T FOLLOW THE LAW

Esther 7:10

So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.

#2 JUDAS DIDN’T FOLLOW THE LAW

Matthew 27

3Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

4Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.

5And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

#3 CAIN DIDN’T FOLLOW THE LAW

1 John 3:12

Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

3 PEOPLE THAT LIVED BY THAT LAW AND SAW THE FLOOD GATES OPEN IN THEIR LIFE

#1 RAHAB

EVEN AS A PROSTITUTE RAHAB WAS AN HONEST PROSTITUTE

Joshua 6:25

And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father’s household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

I TRY MY BEST TO HELP desperate PEOPLE

#2 JAPHETH AND SHEM LIVED BY THE LAW

Genesis 9:23

And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.

24And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.

25And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.

26And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

27God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

#3JOSEPH LIVED BY THE LAW

MEANT IT FOR EVIL

Genesis 50:19-21

19And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?

20But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

21Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.

He wasn’t evil when his BROTHERs SHOWED UP

3 THINGS THAT KEEP PEOPLE FROM LIVING BY THAT GOLDEN RULE

#1 THEY EITHER BLIND

Ephesians 4:18

Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

#2 THEY EITHER BACKSLIDE

DAVID

2 Samuel 12

5And David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:

6And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

7And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

8And I gave thee thy master’s house, and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.

9Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

10Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.

BACKSLIDE IN OVER EATING

BACKSLIDE IN BEING LAZY

BACKSLIDE IN HURTING YOURSELF DON’T EVER BACKSLIDE IN HURTIING SOMEBODY ELSE

CAUSE IF YOU DO YOU THREW

YOU CAN BACKSLIDE IN A LOT OF STUFF BUT DON’T BACKSLIDE IN BREAKING THIS LAW

DON’T BACKSLIDE IN MESSING WITH ANOTHER MAN’S WIFE

DON’T BACKSLIDE IN MESSING WITH ANOTHER WOMAN’S HUSBAND

CAUSE IF YOU DO YOU THREW

#3 THEY EITHER BOUND

SAUL

1 Samuel 18:9-11

9And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

10And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul’s hand.