AA31
We are to be steadfast in our faith and our thinking.
We are to be steadfast in our faith
We are to be steadfast in our thinking
Category: Godliness, Holiness & Righteousness
Type: Positive
Form: Explicit
Source dataset: New Testament
Uniqueness: Not unique
Classical commandment: No
New Covenant Literal Application
Applies to Person Categories: Everyone
Literal Application: mandated
More explanation about New Covenant Literal Application
The New Covenant Literal Application Code (NCLA) is an interpretive guide used by the authors to indicate which person categories a mitzvah applies to, and at what level of literal compliance.
It combines person categories such as Jewish, K'rov Yisrael, and Gentile, together with male/female distinctions and an application level such as mandated, recommended, optional, or prohibited.
This code reflects the authors' interpretive opinion and is provided for prayerful consideration. On this page, the technical code is summarized into plain language to help new readers understand it more easily.
Detailed codes: GFm - Gentile female, mandated | GMm - Gentile male, mandated | JFm - Jewish female, mandated | JMm - Jewish male, mandated | KFm - K'rovat Yisrael female, mandated | KMm - K'rov Yisrael male, mandated
Bible references
Key NT Scriptures
- Jude 1:20
- 2 Thessalonians 2:2
- 1 Timothy 6:11
- 2 Timothy 4:5
Supportive NT Scriptures
- 2 Timothy 3:10
Supportive OT Scriptures
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Isaiah 26:3-4
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Psalms 37:5
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Psalms 62:9
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Psalms 71:5-6
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Psalms 112:7
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Commentary
Rabbi Michael Rudolph
Faith and trust in God as translated in the Scriptures are synonymous, and in Hebrews 11:1-3 we read: “Trusting [faith] is being confident of what we hope for, convinced about things we do not see. It was for this that Scripture attested the merit of the people of old. By trusting [faith], we understand that the universe was created through a spoken word of God, so that what is seen did not come into being out of existing phenomena.” Also, Romans 10:17 says of faith: “So trust [faith]comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through a word proclaimed about the Messiah.” (CJB) “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. (NKJ) The “hearing” referred to in Romans 10:17 is through the Holy Spirit, and it can come prophetically or through inspired revelation of Scripture. What is most important about faith is that it is the way through which we relate to God; that is why Hebrews 11:6 tells us: “And without trusting [having faith], it is impossible to be well pleasing to God,” Mitzvot in Volumes 1 & 2 G12 Having Faith in God & Trusting Him in All Things G19 Praying in Faith & Having Faith for That Which We Pray H04 Using Our Speech, Thoughts, Hearts and Actions for that which Is Good and Holy Y04 Expecting & Accepting Persecution on Account of Our Faith in Yeshua
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