Bits of Torah Truths – Torah Concept in the NT: Do Not Judge – Episode 520
Colossians 2:14–17
לָכֵן אִישׁ אַל יַחֲרֹץ עֲלֵיכֶם מִשְׁפָּט עַל–דְּבַר מַאֲכָל וּמַשְׁקֶה אוֹ עַל–דְּבַר מוֹעֵד, רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ אוֹ שַׁבָּת, אֲשֶׁר הֵם צֵל הַדְּבָרִים הָעֲתִידִים לָבוֹא, אֲבָל הַגּוּף הוּא שֶׁל הַמָּשִׁיחַ.
Romans 14:5–7
יֵשׁ אָדָם הַמַּחְשִׁיב יוֹם אֶחָד יוֹתֵר מִיּוֹם אַחֵר, וְיֵשׁ שֶׁמַּחְשִׁיב כָּל יוֹם וְיוֹם. יְהֵא כָּל אָדָם בָּטוּחַ בְּדַעְתּוֹ. מִי שֶׁמַּחְשִׁיב אֶת הַיּוֹם מַחְשִׁיב אוֹתוֹ לְשֵׁם הָאָדוֹן. הָאוֹכֵל אוֹכֵל לְשֵׁם הָאָדוֹן, שֶׁכֵּן הוּא מוֹדֶה לֵאלֹהִים. וְזֶה שֶׁאֵינוֹ אוֹכֵל, לְשֵׁם הָאָדוֹן אֵינוֹ אוֹכֵל וְגַם הוּא מוֹדֶה לֵאלֹהִים. אִישׁ מֵאִתָּנוּ אֵינוֹ חַי אֶת חַיָּיו לְשֵׁם עַצְמוֹ וְאִישׁ אֵינוֹ מֵת לְשֵׁם עַצְמוֹ.
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Colossians 2:16–17
2:16 Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day— 2:17 things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ. (NASB)
Romans 14:5–7
14:5 One person regards one day above another, another regards every day alike. Each person must be fully convinced in his own mind. 14:6 He who observes the day, observes it for the Lord, and he who eats, does so for the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who eats not, for the Lord he does not eat, and gives thanks to God. 14:7 For not one of us lives for himself, and not one dies for himself; (NASB)
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There are parallels in the Torah to the concept of not being judged regarding food, drink, and observances (Colossians 2:16-17, Romans 14:5-7). The Torah establishes dietary laws (Leviticus 11) and sacred times, but it also contains themes of personal responsibility and divine judgment rather than human condemnation. For example, Numbers 15:38-41 emphasizes remembering God’s commandments, but it does not mandate that others judge individuals based on their observance. Deuteronomy 14 also discusses clean and unclean foods, yet the focus is on personal adherence rather than being judged by others. Additionally, Romans 14:5-7 aligns with the Torah’s principle of personal conviction in observance. The Torah acknowledges that individuals may have different levels of understanding and commitment, as seen in Exodus 12:48-49, where foreigners who wish to observe Passover are welcomed but not forced. These are important Torah concepts that we need to be aware of in our observance. This is how Paul and the NT teaches Torah, the Torah has not passed away!
