CA2
We are to put Yeshua ahead of worldly wealth.
Category: Prioritization & Acquisition of Wealth & Possessions
Type: Positive
Form: Explicit
Source dataset: New Testament
Uniqueness: Not unique
Classical commandment: No
New Covenant Literal Application
Applies to Person Categories: Everyone
Jewish
K'rov Yisrael
Gentile
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.
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
Bible references
Key NT Scriptures
- Luke 14:33
- Luke 18:22
- Matthew 6:33
Supportive NT Scriptures
- Mark 10:21
- Matthew 10:37-38
- Matthew 19:20-21
Supportive OT Scriptures
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Deuteronomy 6:5
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Exodus 20:3
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Proverbs 3:9
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Commentary
Rabbi Michael Rudolph
Matthew 6:33 commands us to “seek first his Kingdom.” This means that we are to put God ahead of all worldly things. Consistent with that, Luke 14:33 and Luke 18:22 are explicit that we cannot be disciples of Yeshua if we do not put him before our money and our possessions. In Luke 18:22 , Yeshua told a young man who was following him to sell all he had and distribute the proceeds to the poor. Some take that to mean that we should not own homes, not have bank accounts and not have retirement plans, but it is a mistaken interpretation. Yeshua said what he said because the young man had an idolatry to his wealth and needed to be freed of it. For those of us who are not in bondage to money and possessions, it is not our heart attitude, and there is therefore nothing wrong with our pursuing, acquiring, and accumulating such things within reason.
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