Bits of Torah Truths – #Torah Concept in the NT: Love Fervently – Episode 651
1 Peter 1:23
שֶׁהֲרֵי נוֹלַדְתֶּם מֵחָדָשׁ לֹא מִזֶּרַע נִשְׁחָת כִּי אִם מִבִּלְתִּי נִשְׁחָת, בִּדְבַר אֱלֹהִים הַחַי וְקַיָּם.
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1 Peter 1:23
1:23 for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God. (NASB)
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The Torah repeatedly commands us to love God and neighbor with intensity, loyalty, and action, parallels to Peter’s call to “Love Fervently” (1 Peter 1:23). – Torah Parallels to “Love Fervently” – Love God Wholeheartedly (Deuteronomy 6:4–5, the Shema) This is the Torah’s central command, requiring complete devotion, mirroring Peter’s emphasis on love that is deep, pure, and wholehearted. Love Your Neighbor (Leviticus 19:18) This command sets the standard for interpersonal love. Peter’s “fervent love” echoes this Torah principle but intensifies it by urging believers to love from a purified heart. Love the Stranger (Deuteronomy 10:18–19) This parallels Peter’s call to extend love beyond natural bonds, showing fervent care for all in the community. Covenant Loyalty as Love (Deuteronomy 11:13; 30:16, 20) Torah equates love with covenant faithfulness, keeping commandments, walking in His ways. Peter’s “born again” love flows from the same covenantal loyalty, now renewed through Christ. The Torah sets the groundwork for fervent love by commanding “wholehearted devotion to God, neighbor, and stranger.” Peter builds on this foundation, urging believers, reborn through God’s Word, to embody that same covenantal love with “intensity, purity, and endurance.” In both the Torah and Peter, love is not sentiment but active loyalty and self-giving commitment. This is how Peter taught Torah in the NT text, the Torah has not passed away!
