By johninnc
Matthew 7:12: Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
The concept Jesus taught in Matthew 7:12 is commonly referred to as “the golden rule.” A lot of people don’t think Jesus got this quite right, so they have come up with their own worldly, philosophical twist and dubbed it “the platinum rule.”
I first heard about the platinum rule from a friend of mine who was being taught this concept where he works as an employee of a major Wall Street Bank.
I did an internet search for “the platinum rule” and got 53.6 million results. I settled on an article from Inc. entitled “How the Platinum Rule Trumps the Golden Rule Every Time.” Following are excerpts from the article:
We’ve all heard of the Golden Rule, which goes something like this: Do unto others as you would have them do to unto you. In other words, treat other people–in business and in life–the way you yourself would want to be treated.
Well, Dave Kerpen, author of the book The Art of People says that following the Golden Rule is all wrong. Instead, we should follow what he calls the Platinum Rule.
Says Kerpen, “We all grow up learning about the simplicity and power of the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would want done to you. It’s a splendid concept except for one thing: Everyone is different, and the truth is that in many cases what you’d want done to you is different from what your partner, employee, customer, investor, wife, or child would want done to him or her.”
So Kerpen came up with the Platinum Rule: Do unto others as they would want done to them. Says Kerpen, “The Golden Rule, as great as it is, has limitations, since all people and all situations are different. When you follow the Platinum Rule, however, you can be sure you’re actually doing what the other person wants done and assure yourself of a better outcome.”
The problem with the platinum rule, is that it is really a rebranding of selfishness as selflessness and false virtue. As such, it can be translated as “do unto me what I would have you do unto me.”
The people pushing this “platinum rule” think Jesus got it wrong, and we see this manifest itself in all sorts of ways.
When it comes to COVID theater, it works something like this: we need to keep others safe. It is therefore incumbent upon us to show our love for them by wearing masks and getting COVID shots. After all, that is what they want from us. It is irrelevant whether their desire for this “safety” has been fomented by an ongoing government/media terror campaign. It is irrelevant whether the cost of the measures outweighs the benefits. It is irrelevant whether they have based their wants on truth, or if their wants have been burnished by lies, censorship, and coercion. They want it. So, roll up your sleeves and give it to them!
The Christian leaders who are pushing the vaccines often appeal to this “platinum rule,” whether they realize it or not, and are thereby undermining the word of God.
What they are spouting as love is actually far from it. They are teaching their flocks to accept political movements couched in pseudoscience that does not hold up to even the most superficial of scrutiny. In so doing, they are enabling unjustified fear, and even worse, they are aiding and abetting tyrannical people in throwing their fellow citizens – including brothers and sisters in Christ – under the bus. And, if the shots prove to have consequences that they didn’t anticipate, their complicity will make it almost impossible for them to ever acknowledge the truth.
This isn’t “loving your neighbor.” It isn’t “loving your neighbor” to stand by and say nothing as they lose their livelihoods. It isn’t “loving your neighbor” to say nothing as they are driven out of social and commercial life. It isn’t “loving your neighbor” to shrug your shoulders while they are ruined by these tyrannical mandates. It isn’t loving your neighbor to tell them that if they wish to avoid all of these negative consequences, all they have to do is surrender their bodily autonomy to the state.
Here are two facts that make vaccine mandates nonsensical and prove they are not really about health:
1.ANYONE (vaccinated or not) can catch COVID; and
2. ANYONE (vaccinated or not) can transmit COVID to others.
If the golden rule were followed, people would be forced to ask themselves some questions: Would I want to have to make a choice between feeding my family and getting shots that I don’t want? Are my actions pushing others toward having to make this choice? What about my inactions? Are they likely to contribute to my neighbor being ravaged?
The word “philosophy” only shows up once in the new testament, and not in a flattering light.
Colossians 2:8: Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
In my opinion, most of the cajoling from “Christian leaders” to get the COVID jabs comes from ignorance, conformity, or even worse, from chucking the word of God aside in favor of vain philosophies, such as the platinum rule.
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