The Walk as Jesus website will store "cookies" on your system to help improve your experience with the website. Many of these cookies relate to customizing your visit. For example, allowing you to set your language(s), Bible translation and target audience. For more information see our Privacy Policy.
Ok, I agree
AA61
Hating Ungodly Vices

AA61

We are to hate ungodly vices.

Category: Godliness, Holiness & Righteousness

Type: Positive

Form: Explicit

Source dataset: New Testament

Uniqueness: 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

Read the full explanation from the source

Bible references

Key NT Scriptures
  • Jude 1:22-23
  • Romans 1:29
Supportive NT Scriptures
  • 1 Corinthians 6:18
  • Ephesians 5:18
  • 1 Peter 4:3
  • Romans 13:13
  • 1 Timothy 3:2-3
  • 1 Timothy 3:8
Supportive OT Scriptures
  • Deuteronomy 23:18
  • Ezekiel 16:25-26
  • Proverbs 31:4-5

Bible verses copyright: PUBLIC DOMAIN except in the United Kingdom, where a Crown Copyright applies to printing the KJV. See http://www.cambridge.org/about-us/who-we-are/queens-printers-patent

Commentary

Rabbi Michael Rudolph

There are two categories of human behavior that are commonly called vices. We may call the first of these “character vices;” they include arrogance, jealousy, unbridled anger, greed, etc. The second of these are “vices of commission” – chronic immoral, antisocial, or destructive acts that are looked down on or prohibited by Scripture or segments of society. They include habitual intoxication, drug addiction, prostitution, fornication, gluttony, unbridled spending, etc. All are sinful, but they are different from other sins in that they are not one-time or occasional occurrences; rather they are behaviors that are recurring. While all sins are to be hated, this Mitzvah only addresses ungodly “vices of commission.” Ungodly “character vices” are dealt with in other Mitzvot .


Copyright © Michael Rudolph and Daniel C. Juster, The Law of Messiah - Torah from a New Covenant Perspective - Volume 3

Related Law of Messiah commandments

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

Copyright note: Copyright © Michael Rudolph and Daniel C. Juster, The Law of Messiah - Torah from a New Covenant Perspective - Volume 3

Back to overview