Being Faithful, Trustworthy and Loyal

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We are to be faithful, trustworthy, and loyal.

We are to be faithful

We are to be trustworthy

We are to be loyal

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.

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Bible references

Key NT Scriptures

1 Corinthians 4:1-2
1 Corinthians 4:17
Hebrews 10:33
Philippians 4:3
Revelation 2:10
Revelation 14:12
Revelation 21:8
1 Timothy 6:11
2 Timothy 2:12
2 Timothy 3:4

Supportive NT Scriptures

1 Corinthians 4:16-17
Galatians 3:2
Galatians 3:24-26
Galatians 5:5-6
Galatians 5:22-23
James 1:7-8
James 4:8
James 5:12
Matthew 5:37
Matthew 6:24
Romans 1:31
1 Timothy 1:12
1 Timothy 2:7
2 Timothy 2:22
Titus 2:9-10

Supportive OT Scriptures

1 Chronicles 12:33-34
Daniel 6:5
Ezekiel 48:11
Numbers 12:7
Proverbs 25:13
Psalms 30:5
Psalms 31:24
Psalms 37:28
Psalms 50:5
Psalms 97:10
Psalms 119:113

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Commentary

Rabbi Michael Rudolph

Faithfulness is the quality of being dependable in one’s attemp to carry out a task or duty. Trustworthiness is similar but includes assurance that the person one trusts will not veer from the given task through lack of wisdom or temptation and that the means he or she chooses to carry out the task will be the best or at least appropriate. Loyalty (also fidelity) is maintaining devoted attachment to a person, task or principle and the assurance that one cannot not be lured to another. Faithfulness, trustworthiness and loyalty are grouped herein into a single Mitzvah because a person cannot be one of them without also being the other two. Faithfulness, trustworthiness, and loyalty are virtues only so long as the people, entities, or principles to which they are applied are themselves virtuous or at least one believes them to be virtuous. Their application in the Bible and in this Mitzvah is to God, Yeshua, and to brother believers, and unless they are said to be otherwise, they are considered virtues in all biblical contexts.

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Source and License

Based on The Law of Messiah - Torah from a New Covenant Perspective by Michael Rudolph and Daniel C. Juster.

Volume 1 & 2 | Volume 3

License: CC BY-ND 4.0 (Attribution required, NoDerivatives). CC BY-ND 4.0

Disclaimer: the original content is authored by Rabbi Michael Rudolph and Rabbi Daniel Juster; additional notes or implementation details on this website are not part of their original work and do not represent their views.

Record source: The Law of Messiah - Torah from a New Covenant Perspective - Volume 3

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