Testing the Spirit | Law of Messiah Commandment Study

Testing the Spirit

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We are test every spirit to see if it is from God.

Category: Holy Spirit

Type: Positive

Form: Implied

Source dataset: Old Testament

Uniqueness: Not unique

Classical commandment: No

New Covenant Literal Application

Applies to Person Categories: Everyone

Mandated

Jewish

K'rov Yisrael

Gentile

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

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

1 John 4:1-3
1 John 4:6

Supportive NT Scriptures

Acts 17:10-11
2 Corinthians 11:13-15
Mark 13:5-6
Mark 13:21-22
Matthew 15:7
Matthew 24:4-5
Matthew 24:10-11
Matthew 24:23-27
1 Thessalonians 5:19-21
1 Timothy 4:1-2

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Commentary

Rabbi Michael Rudolph

The assumption of Scripture is that professions, teachings, and exhortations of men are made in response to spirit influences that are either from God or from the adversary. If a spirit bringing a teaching is God's Spirit, what he says will be true; if not, it will be false. We must therefore test the spirit of everything that is proffered to us so that we are not misled; 1 John 4:2-3 tells us how: Here is how you recognize the Spirit of God: every spirit which acknowledges that Yeshua the Messiah came as a human being is from God, and every spirit which does not acknowledge Yeshua is not from God - in fact, this is the spirit of the Anti-Messiah.

Classical commentators

This Mitzvah is not addressed by any of the Jewish classical commentators.

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 1 & 2

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