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DA55
Guarding Against Scoffers

DA55

We are to guard against scoffers.

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

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Bible references

Key NT Scriptures
  • Jude 1:18
  • 2 Peter 3:3
Supportive NT Scriptures
  • Acts 13:31
Supportive OT Scriptures
  • 2 Chronicles 36:16
  • Isaiah 28:14
  • Isaiah 28:22
  • Isaiah 29:20
  • Proverbs 9:7-8
  • Proverbs 9:12
  • Proverbs 13:1
  • Proverbs 14:6
  • Proverbs 21:24
  • Proverbs 22:10
  • Psalms 1:1
  • Psalms 14:1
  • Psalms 73:8

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Commentary

Rabbi Michael Rudolph

To scoff is to scorn or mock in a derisive way. The prohibition of this Mitzvah is scoffing about things of God such as his existence, his character, his triunity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), inspiration of the Scriptures, etc.). Unbelievers are not necessarily mockers. We can have limited fellowship with unbelievers and even admit them to our congregational meetings (so long as they are not disruptive), but we are not to allow or receive mockers.


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

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