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Unto Others: Rediscovering the Golden Rule – the Lost Key to Relationships
Swavely, David

Unto Others: Rediscovering the Golden Rule – the Lost Key to Relationships

ISBN: 9781949253368
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Book Description:

We have forgotten the number one lesson Jesus taught us about daily life. And we all suffer as a result. ...We need to rediscover the Golden Rule.

The Golden Rule-a central teaching from the Sermon on the Mount-is surely one of the most important things Jesus ever said. Yet it has largely disappeared from the public consciousness. And those who do remember it often misunderstand or misapply it.

In Unto Others, Dave Swavely explains why the meaning of the Golden Rule needs to be recovered today, and how it can be a great key to success in our personal and collective relationships-when practiced the right way.

Remember "WWJD"? The Prayer of Jabez? Christians have always appreciated the benefit of concise maxims to help remember and apply important principles and promises from God's Word. Sayings like that have proven helpful at times and been problematic at others, but the Golden Rule is different. It is a divinely inspired, always correct way of remembering and applying "all the law and prophets," because that's what it represents and summarizes, according to Jesus (Matthew 7:12).

Despite the prominence given to the Golden Rule by Christ, and the fact that almost all Christians used to memorize and quote it frequently, this is the only modern book on the subject written from a pastoral and theological perspective. In Unto Others, Dave Swavely unravels the mystery of why this lost treasure has been neglected for so long, makes a clear case for its return to prominence in our thinking and actions, and walks us through a set of very practical steps for using it in our everyday lives.

This book will also be helpful to those interested in comparative religions and the uniqueness of Christianity, since forms of the Golden Rule existed prior to Christ, yet he pioneered a distinct version and approach to it. And those concerned with mercy ministry, social justice, and political theory will also welcome the many insights Swavely provides into the use of the Golden Rule in recent American history.

Author:

Dave Swavely (M. Div., The Master's Seminary) served for seven years as an assistant to Dr. John MacArthur and as a pastoral staff member at Grace Community Church in Los Angeles. Since then he has planted and pastored two churches and is currently working on a third plant, while also serving as the Advancement Officer for the international missions organization PAK7. He co-authored Life in the Father's House: A Member's Guide to the Local Church (with Wayne Mack) and From Embers to a Flame: How God Can Revitalize Your Church (with Harry Reeder), and is the sole author of two titles that were published by P&R. He has worked as a journalist for World magazine and has three novels published by Macmillan.
His website is DaveSwavely.com and he blogs at TheWayWithWords.net. Dave and his wife, Jill, have been married for more than thirty years, with seven kids and three grandkids. Together they've started several innovative educational programs and housed many people in need. Dave's life journey has included many failures as well as successes, and he's learned the most from his failures.

Additional Information:

Cover: Softcover
Number of Pages: 140
Publisher: Cruciform Press
Publication Date: 2022