DA46
We are to comfort our neighbor.
Category: Neighbours & Brothers
Type: Positive
Form: Implied
Source dataset: New Testament
Uniqueness: 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
Bible references
Key NT Scriptures
- Romans 12:8
- 1 Thessalonians 2:12
Supportive NT Scriptures
- 2 Corinthians 2:6-7
- Ephesians 6:21-22
- Galatians 5:14
- John 11:19
- 2 Timothy 1:16
Supportive OT Scriptures
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1 Chronicles 7:22
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Isaiah 1:3-4
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Job 2:11
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Leviticus 19:18
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2 Samuel 10:2
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Commentary
Rabbi Michael Rudolph
There are many Scriptures telling us that God is the source of our comfort, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 being one of them: “Praised be God, Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, compassionate Father, God of all encouragement and comfort; who encourages us in all our trials, so that we can encourage others in whatever trials they may be undergoing with the encouragement we ourselves have received from God.” Why, therefore, are there Scriptures that require that we comfort one another? It is because we are created in God’s image and are therefore to love our neighbor as God loves us and taught us how ( 1 John 4:19) . We live in a fallen world and are therefore subject to pain, anguish, disappointment, broken-heartedness, grief, and more. God wants us to overcome in the face of these, and He uses our comfort of each other as one of the ways that He empowers us to do so. The key Scripture supporting this Mitzvah speaks to counselors, but since comforting by sharing God’s word is the responsibility of all believers, the authors herein consider that Romans 12:8 is applicable to us all. Caveat One must be careful not to comfort another in a manner that endorses or enables the continuation of sinful behavior.
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