Not always.
For example: I like complete honesty. I hate it when someone says to me "Your hair looks nice" when I really look like the wicked witch of the east. But I have learned many others actually prefer to be lied to.
Once I made a mistake and told my mother-in-law she was wrong about something. It was actually in an email, as a reply to her email. My response was very polite, explaining that the info she mass-mailed to alll her friends was incorrect, and I included a link to snopes.com. I was treating her exactly like I wanted to be treated.
She was offended. She explained that it is disrespectful to tell another person that they are wrong. So, from that time on, I don't treat her the way I'd want to be treated.
But then, Christians don't treat everyone like they's want to be treated, right? Would you like me to give you $1000? You would? Then, as a good Christian, you should obey the golden rule and give me $1000.
For example: I like complete honesty. I hate it when someone says to me "Your hair looks nice" when I really look like the wicked witch of the east. But I have learned many others actually prefer to be lied to.
Once I made a mistake and told my mother-in-law she was wrong about something. It was actually in an email, as a reply to her email. My response was very polite, explaining that the info she mass-mailed to alll her friends was incorrect, and I included a link to snopes.com. I was treating her exactly like I wanted to be treated.
She was offended. She explained that it is disrespectful to tell another person that they are wrong. So, from that time on, I don't treat her the way I'd want to be treated.
But then, Christians don't treat everyone like they's want to be treated, right? Would you like me to give you $1000? You would? Then, as a good Christian, you should obey the golden rule and give me $1000.
