{"id":21608,"date":"2024-06-02T12:34:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T12:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=21608"},"modified":"2024-06-02T12:34:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-02T12:34:03","slug":"bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-be-followers-of-god-episode-255","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-be-followers-of-god-episode-255\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of Torah Truths &#8211; Torah Concept in the NT: Be Followers of God &#8211; Episode 255"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Bits of Torah Truths - Torah Concept in the NT: Be Followers of God - Episode 255\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1B8MrESFHzA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bits of Torah Truths &#8211; Torah Concept in the NT: Be Followers of God &#8211; Episode 255 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/torah\/shorts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#torah<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/torahwisdom\/shorts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#torahwisdom<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/torahtruth\/shorts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#torahtruth<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/torahforlife\/shorts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#torahforlife<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/torah4you\/shorts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#torah4you<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/torahtruth\/shorts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#torahtruth<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>Ephesians 5:1<br><\/strong> \u05d0 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05db\u05b5\u05df \u05dc\u05b0\u05db\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05d3\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05b0\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Ephesians 5:1 <br><\/strong>5:1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; (KJV) <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several passages in the Torah that align with the idea of being followers of God, as Paul commands according to Ephesians 5:1. One of the most explicit commands to follow God is found in Deuteronomy 13:4, where it is written, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>&#8220;It is the LORD your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him.&#8221;<\/em><\/span> This verse emphasizes the importance of following God\u2019s commands and maintaining a close relationship with Him. Another example can be found in Leviticus 19:2, God commands the Israelites, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>&#8220;Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: \u2018Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.\u2019&#8221;<\/em><\/span> This command to be holy, like God, can be seen as a call to follow God\u2019s example which is reiterated in the NT. (1 Peter 1:15-16) These passages from the Torah underscore the importance of following God and striving to live according to His commands, which aligns with Paul\u2019s exhortation in Ephesians 5:1 to <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>&#8220;be imitators of God, as beloved children.&#8221;<\/em><\/span> The idea is that as believers, we should look to God as our ultimate example and strive to live in a way that reflects His character and values. The Torah has not passed away!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/category\/bits-of-torah-truths\/\">https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/category\/bits-of-torah-truths\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bits of Torah Truths &#8211; Torah Concept in the NT: Be Followers of God &#8211; Episode 255 #torah #torahwisdom #torahtruth #torahforlife #torah4you #torahtruth Ephesians 5:1 \u05d0 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05db\u05b5\u05df \u05dc\u05b0\u05db\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05d3\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05b0\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd Ephesians 5:1 5:1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; (KJV) There are several passages in the Torah that align with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21610,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,34],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-21608","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bits-of-torah-truths","8":"category-video"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21608"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21609,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21608\/revisions\/21609"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}