Not Denying Our Belief and Faith in God & Yeshua | Law of Messiah Commandment Study

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Not Denying Our Belief and Faith in God & Yeshua

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We are not to deny our belief and faith in God & Yeshua.

We are not to deny our belief and faith in God

We are not to deny our belief and faith in Yeshua

Category: God & Yeshua

Type: Negative

Form: Explicit

Source dataset: New Testament

Uniqueness: Not unique

Classical commandment: No

New Covenant Literal Application

Applies to Person Categories: Not specified

Literal Application: Not specified

More explanation about the icons and 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.

Each card above groups one application level such as mandated or optional. The three people icons show whether that application is meant for Jewish, K'rov Yisrael, or Gentile believers, and the male or female symbols show whether it applies to men, women, or both.

Jewish

Used for instruction directed to Jewish believers.

K'rov Yisrael

Used for non-Jewish believers living closely with Israel and Torah practice.

Gentile

Used for instruction presented as applying to Gentile believers more broadly.

Male and female symbols

These show whether the instruction is directed to men, women, or both.

This code reflects the authors' interpretive opinion and is provided for prayerful consideration. The icon view is only a visual summary; the detailed codes and source explanation remain available below for careful study.

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Bible references

Key NT Scriptures

John 18:15-27
1 John 2:22-23
Mark 14:66-72
Matthew 26:69-75

Supportive NT Scriptures

Luke 9:26
Revelation 2:13
Revelation 3:8
Revelation 13:10
2 Timothy 2:12
Titus 1:16

Supportive OT Scriptures

Isaiah 59:12-13
Joshua 24:27
Proverbs 30:8-9
Psalms 14:1
Psalms 53:2

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Commentary

Rabbi Michael Rudolph

There are three ways that we can deny belief and faith in God and Yeshua. The most obvious and direct is through words stating our unbelief. It is of course understandable if we truly do not believe but, except in unusual circumstances, is sinful for one who does. Why might a believer deliberately conceal his or her belief? Perhaps to avoid persecution or even death in a hostile circumstance but, even then, God would have to approve the denial for it not to be counted as sin. Another way that we can deny our belief and faith is through silence – i.e., allowing others to continue in their incorrect assumption that we do not believe when in fact we do. What was said previously applies to this scenario as well. There is a third way that we can deny belief and faith, and that is by calling ourselves believers while allowing our conduct to violate God’s Word and standards. This is the most egregious way; it marks us as hypocrites and worse, misrepresents the values for which God and Yeshua stand. 4

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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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