Not Associating with Persons Who Would Deceive Us or Lead Us Astray

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DA13

We are not to associate with people who would deceive us or lead us astray.

We are not to associate with people who would deceive us

We are not to associate with people who would lead us astray

Category: Neighbours & Brothers

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 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

Colossians 2:8
Ephesians 5:6-7
Romans 16:17

Supportive NT Scriptures

Acts 20:28-32
1 Corinthians 5:11
2 Corinthians 6:17
2 Corinthians 11:3
Galatians 1:8-9
Galatians 6:1
1 John 3:7
Mark 8:11-15
Matthew 16:6-12
2 Peter 3:17
2 Timothy 3:1-5

Supportive OT Scriptures

Ezra 10:11
Nehemiah 9:2
Numbers 16:26
Proverbs 13:20
Proverbs 22:24

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Commentary

Rabbi Michael Rudolph

This Mitzvah is meant to protect us from people who would seek to cause us harm through their disingenuous and seductive ways. It is secondarily meant to protect others who observe us having fellowship with such people and concluding therefrom that they can trust those people’ beliefs and behaviors as it appears that we do. That notwithstanding, John 17:15-16 exhorts us to be in the world but not of the world for the purpose of being able to minister God’s Word. We are therefore to not eschew all contact with such people, but rather to make certain, in our contacts with them, that we keep an appropriate distance, and that we – not they – lead in and maintain control of our relationship.

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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.

Volume 1 & 2 | Volume 3

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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