In school, students are often given a rubric. It lays out the expectations for the assignment and what needs to be done to earn a certain grade.
In the scriptures, God tells us what He expects of us. He also tells us how He will be judging our performance in life. In the New Testament He says if you forgive others, He will forgive you. I'm the Doctrine and Covenants (section 1) He says that He will "measure to every man according to the measure which he has measured to his fellow man." I know there are other examples, but I can't remember them right now. Basically, I take this to mean that God will judge me based on the way I treat other people. So I get to write the grading portion of my eternal rubric. If I want an A, I better be kind, forgiving, non-judgmental , helpful, etc. If I want God to overlook some of my failings, I need to overlook them in others. If I want Him to show love to me, I need to show love to everyone.
What a generous, loving, and yet demanding principle.
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