A
thought by Craig Groeschel (2015-10-27) from his book, #Struggles: Following Jesus in a Selfie-Centered World (p. 208).
Zondervan. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to
buy the book.)
We also know
this as the Golden Rule, “Do to others as you would have them do to you” (Luke
6: 31). Always a good thought to start a
new year, isn’t it?
Craig says,
“When you think about how you like to be loved online, it’s easy to know how to
treat others. For starters is the obvious. You can Like someone’s post. You can
retweet what they say or reply with a kind word or two. You can offer a sincere
and uplifting compliment. You can comment positively on something they said or
posted.”
He goes on,
“You can refrain from saying something hurtful to others, being antagonistic,
or always ignoring what they do or say. As a general rule, I try not to post
things that are negative and critical. Enough people are doing that. I want
what I say and show to be uplifting and encouraging, to build up rather than to
tear down. This doesn’t mean that we avoid tough issues, but we can talk about
them from a positive perspective, offering solutions rather than poking at
people and making others look bad.”
But you
don’t know what they said, you don’t know what they stand for. That’s true but I do know what Christ said, “Do
to others as you would have them do to you.”
That is the standard that Christ- followers are held to.
That puts
how we are to respond in love in the right perspective, doesn’t it?
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