The requirement is to treat others with respect, not to actually respect them.
Oh? Have the rules been published then? I missed them.
Yes. They were first published by Guttenburg but were written on scrolls many years before that. However, they weren't in English until many years after that.
Here's a sample from the King James.
Matthew 5:1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,....
....38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also...
... 43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
It startled me a bit when you said you had missed these rules and, in fact, hadn't known they were published.
Since you despise cowards and cowardly behavior, perhaps you could be brave enough to describe what you consider cowardly behavior in the creation vs Evolution forum.
I hardly consider such to require bravery.
Yet you still have not done so.
Do you believe the Golden Rule is conditional in that it only applies to those you respect? OR...
Do you think that Christ wanted you to do something deceptive when He stated that you should do unto others that which you would have them do unto you?
Do you think I've indicated any desire to play games and treat serious matters as if they were trivial?
I don't know. You are the one who is disregarding what Christ asks us to do as if it were so much chaff to be tossed to the winds.
Or is it that you truly don't give a hoot about what Christ wants you to do?
I truly don't give a hoot about what
you want me to do.
Then I guess it's a good thing I didn't ask you how you feel about my desires.
I'm not the one who said to treat others with the same respect you desire for yourself; Christ did. You claim to be a follower of Christ and so do I. I am required to point out to a brother when he is acting in an unChristian manner. I have acted in the same manner toward you on this very forum, and for that I must ask your forgiveness.
Whether you forgive me or not is up to you, but that doesn't alieviate me of the obligation to help you when you appear to be straying.
