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Welcoming & Not Arguing with Persons Who Are Weak in Faith

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We are to welcome & not argue with people who are weak in faith.

We are to welcome people who are weak in faith

We are not to argue with people who are weak in faith

Category: Neighbours & Brothers

Type: Positive & Negative

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

Supportive NT Scriptures
  • Hebrews 13:2
  • 1 Peter 4:9
  • Titus 3:9
Supportive OT Scriptures
  • Proverbs 3:30
  • Proverbs 26:4
  • Romans 14:1

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Commentary

Rabbi Michael Rudolph

There are several Scriptures on being welcoming and several on not being obnoxiously argumentative, but there is only one that commands us to welcome but not argue with those who are weak in faith. We must be welcoming in order to fulfil our obligation to disseminate God’s Word and the Good News of Yeshua. We are to answer questions appropriately asked and respond with gentleness to opposing views, but we are not to engage in arguments with people who are weak in faith and have not been prepared by the Holy Spirit to receive the truths of God.


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

Drawings

Jenske Visser - Law of Messiah drawing

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.

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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