Doing Unto Others....................

“Do for others just what you want them to do for you.”

Luke 6:31

By observing today-world, we can find out the astonishing behaviors of Humankind. For, most people are acting impolitely or uncaring toward others and created many problems in many places, on the roadway or airway with drivers, passengers, at home, at work place, colleges etc... So, here in, 1Peter 3:8, 9) said, “You must all have the same attitude and the same feelings; love one another as brothers, and be kind and humble with one another.
Doesn't that sound to you like a description of Christ likeness? It does to me. Because civility, courtesy, politeness, caring one another which are Christ-like behaviors that can take us beyond cultural civility into God-honoring conduct in our interactions with people. So, to get what we expect others should do to us, let’s see some points below:

Out of many points, let’s frame out only four points.

1.) Gentleness

2.) Gratitude

3.) Restraint

4.) Refinement

1.Gentleness:

“Get rid of all bitterness, passion, and anger (wrath). No more shouting or insults, no more hateful feelings of any sort. Instead, be kind and tender-hearted to one another, as God has forgiven you through Christ.” Ephesians 4: 31 and 32. Here, the verses talk about gentleness for everyone not to be bitter, angry, “clamor” the kind of noise that we make when we don’t like the attitude of someone. Sometimes we react to an irritation without thinking. Now, think carefully that to whom you felt irritation; they might have some problems in different conditions even though people truly are rude sometimes.

Therefore to avoid any kind of animosities that could happen in many ways truly need gentleness. For gentleness could say something in a quiet, respectful manner instead in angry retaliation. The rudeness of another person doesn’t give either you or I a reason to discredit (disgrace/dishonor) our testimony for Christ by murmuring etc...

2.Gratitude:

“Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 5:20. Gratitude is another aspect of civility. For the Lord is supreme and Lord of all creatures. Here, even Job said, “When God sent us good things we accepted it, so, why not we accept it, if He sends trouble for He is the Lord God Almighty.”

Also apostle Paul said, “My deep desire and hope is that I shall be full of courage, so that with my whole being I shall bring honor to Christ whether or magnify the Christ with my body whether it be by life, or by death. Philippians 1:20.

3.Restraint:

“He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that rules his spirit than he that takes a city.” Proverbs 16:32. Interestingly, the Word of God directs us to be self-controlled and to hold our feelings in check (from Bible). That doesn’t mean always some things are going right. Therefore we should sometime assume others perspective is right and not always ours.

So when we find ourselves growing angry and frustrated, we need to step back and talk to the Lord about the situation. We need to rely on the Holy Spirit help us to rule out easily out-of-control emotions and to choose to respond with wisdom rather than bitterness.

4.Refinement:

“Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.” Colossians 4:6. Sometimes we do need to confront another person or to respond to someone’s bad attitude. In those situations our speech should be with grace and “seasoned with salt.” In other words, we need to speak and act with refinement, with words, speech, gestures that have been weighed and sifted to get rid of what is not worthy. This is true even in minor matters and situation when even more serious. To speak graciously we need to break our speech for more time to consider what to vomit out, and considered of other's feelings.

Our responsibility before the Lord is to show civility and common courtesy in every area of life. God-honoring guidelines aren’t difficult to remember—we need only to consider others and lift their needs above our own. “For even the son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45)