Believing in God’s Evenhanded Justice | Law of Messiah Commandment Study

BA9

Believing in God’s Evenhanded Justice

BA9

We are to believe in God’s evenhanded justice.

Category: God & Yeshua

Type: Positive

Form: Implied

Source dataset: New Testament

Uniqueness: Unique

Classical commandment: No

New Covenant Literal Application

Applies to Person Categories: Everyone

Mandated

Jewish

K'rov Yisrael

Gentile

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

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

Acts 10:34-35
Colossians 3:25
Revelation 20:12-13

Supportive NT Scriptures

Ephesians 6:9
Luke 11:42
Matthew 12:17-18
Matthew 23:23
2 Thessalonians 1:6

Supportive OT Scriptures

2 Chronicles 19:7
Isaiah 30:18
Isaiah 61:8
Job 34:12
Proverbs 1:1-3
Psalms 99:4
Psalms 146:7

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Commentary

Rabbi Michael Rudolph

Scripture teaches that God’s justice is fair and impartial; he shows no favoritism among his created children. Nevertheless, the particulars of Torah (God’s teaching) are sometimes applied differently according to who a person is – man or woman, parent or child, Jew or Gentile. For example, circumcision is required of all Jewish males ( Genesis 17:9-10 ) but is only required of certain Gentiles ( Genesis 17:12-13 ; Exodus 12:48) . Husbands are responsible for being the heads of their wives and not visa-versa ( Ephesians 5:22-23) . Recognizing such distinctions in the administration of justice is not being partial or unfair. Also, it is not being partial to hold people who are in positions of authority, or have greater knowledge, to a higher standard of accountability (e.g. Luke 12:47-48 and Hebrews 13:17) .

Drawings

Artist: Jenske Visser

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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.

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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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