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BA54
Submitting to God

BA54

We are to submit to God.

Category: God & Yeshua

Type: Positive

Form: Explicit

Source dataset: New Testament

Uniqueness: Unique

Classical commandment: No

New Covenant Literal Application

Applies to Person Categories: Everyone

Mandated
Jewish Jewish male female
K'rov Yisrael K'rov Yisrael male female
Gentile Gentile male female
mandated for Gentile female, Gentile male, Jewish female, Jewish male, K'rovat Yisrael female, K'rov Yisrael male
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
Jewish
Used for instruction directed to Jewish believers.
K'rov Yisrael
K'rov Yisrael
Used for non-Jewish believers living closely with Israel and Torah practice.
Gentile
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.

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
  • Hebrews 12:9
  • James 4:7
  • 1 Peter 2:16
Supportive NT Scriptures
  • Hebrews 10:36
  • John 14:15
  • 1 John 5:3-4
  • Luke 11:27-28
  • Luke 18:18-20
  • Matthew 5:17-19
  • Matthew 7:21
  • Romans 8:7
  • Romans 10:2
Supportive OT Scriptures
  • 2 Chronicles 31:4
  • Deuteronomy 4:13-14
  • Deuteronomy 4:40
  • Deuteronomy 6:17
  • Deuteronomy 11:22-23
  • Deuteronomy 11:32
  • Deuteronomy 13:5
  • Deuteronomy 26:17-19
  • Deuteronomy 27:10
  • Deuteronomy 28:1
  • Deuteronomy 28:15
  • Deuteronomy 29:28
  • Deuteronomy 30:8-16

  • Exodus 10:3
  • Exodus 15:26
  • Numbers 15:38-40

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Commentary

Rabbi Michael Rudolph

“Submitting” and “obeying” are (for all practical purposes) synonymous but are treated separately in this compilation because the CJB uses both terms in its Bible translation (see Mitzvah BA10). Submitting to God requires: (1) knowing what God wants of us, and (2) complying with what God wants of us. There are two ways to know what God wants of us (this is beginning to sound like a lesson in mathematics): (a) knowing the Mitzvot contained in Scripture, and (b) hearing the voice of the Holy Spirit who directs us in applying the Mitzvot in the various circumstances of our lives. Knowing the Mitzvot is straight forward; it requires studying the Bible. Hearing the Holy Spirit is less so because it involves our growing in spiritual acuity and in our prayer relationship with God. But now we come to number (2) above – “complying.” Most believers – even new believers – become pretty good about knowing what God wants of us but have difficulty overcoming the obstacle of the flesh that tends to pull us in the other direction. This part of submitting to God is sometimes referred to as “dying to self” and is briefly dealt with elsewhere in this compilation.


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