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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 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
  • 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


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

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