The Supreme Commandment

So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.  Matthew 7:12 NIV Do to others – What is the greatest commandment?  The scribe asked Yeshua and received a two-pronged answer.  Love God and do unto others.  The two are essentially equal.  Perhaps…

Just a Little Change

“In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.”  Matthew 7:12  NASB Treat – There’s a footnote attached to the translation of the Greek poiéō in this NASB version.  It reads, “Lit[erally] you, too, do so for them.”  That’s the way most of us learned this verse. …

Judaisms and Christianities

“Therefore whatever you want others to do for you, do so for them; for this is the Law and the Prophets.”  Matthew 7:12  NASB The Law and the Prophets –  Jacob Neusner, one of today’s experts in Judaism, makes the following observation: “What marks Judaism apart from the other monotheist religions?  Judaism recognizes no other…