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BA8
Pleasing God and Yeshua

BA8

We are to seek to please God and Yeshua.

We are to seek to please God

We are to seek to please Yeshua

Category: God & Yeshua

Type: Positive

Form: Implied

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.

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

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Bible references

Key NT Scriptures
  • 2 Corinthians 5:8-9
Supportive NT Scriptures
  • Colossians 1:10
  • Colossians 3:20
  • Ephesians 5:10
  • Galatians 1:10
  • Hebrews 11:5-6
  • Hebrews 13:15-16
  • Hebrews 13:21
  • John 8:29
  • 1 John 3:22
  • Philippians 4:18
  • Romans 8:8-9
  • 1 Thessalonians 2:4
  • 1 Timothy 5:3-5
Supportive OT Scriptures
  • Malachi 3:4
  • Proverbs 16:7
  • Proverbs 21:3
  • Psalms 69:31-32
  • Psalms 104:34
  • Psalms 149:4

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Commentary

Rabbi Michael Rudolph

Faith, worship, thankfulness, and obedience are main components of our love relationship with God (and Yeshua), and we are called by Scripture to please God and Yeshua in all of these. To do so requires that we put God ahead of our own interests and those of other people. We cannot divide our loyalties and still please God; Galatians 1:10 teaches: Now does that sound as if I were trying to win human approval? No! I want God's approval! Or that I'm trying to cater to people? If I were still doing that, I would not be a servant of the Messiah. We are often tempted to please men before God because in the natural we can see men whereas we cannot see God who is a spirit. That is why faith is needed and why Hebrews 11:6 in the NKJ version teaches: But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.


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

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