Would you like to make the world a better place and feel better about yourself at the same time? If so, you can start by practicing the Golden Rule. The Bible teaches us to treat others with respect, kindness, courtesy, and love. When we do, we make other people happy, we make God happy, and we feel better about ourselves.
So if you’re wondering how to make the world – your world – a better place, start by letting the Golden Rule be your rule. And if you want to know how to treat other people, ask the person you see every time you glance in the mirror. Remember, when you extend hospitality to others, it’s not to impress them…it’s to reflect God to them. You just may be the only glimpse of God other people see.
31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.1Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children 2and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
