Righteousness Rightly Understood
Matthew 7:12
[12] “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
DEEP SHEET Questions: Sermon Study Questions
1. How does this verse relate to previous instruction in the Sermon on the Mount? How does it simplify the Christian life? (Matthew 5:17-20)
2. How does Jesus’ statement taken in its immediate context mirror the two great commandments in Matthew 22:37-40? (Matthew 7:7-11)
3. Why are regeneration, adoption, and prayer essential for living out the “Golden Rule”? (Galatians 5:22; Matthew 7:7-11)
4. How does the Sermon on the Mount push us both towards self and away from self at the same time?
5. What does it look like to live for the interests of others? (Philippians 2:3-4)
6. What does it mean that Jesus’ teaching here is positive rather than negative? Why is this way of life more demanding? (Galatians 6:10)
