{"id":23845,"date":"2025-07-26T14:27:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T14:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=23845"},"modified":"2025-07-26T14:29:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T14:29:33","slug":"bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-let-everyone-shun-evil-do-good-seek-peace-and-pursue-it-episode-572","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-let-everyone-shun-evil-do-good-seek-peace-and-pursue-it-episode-572\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of Torah Truths &#8211; Torah Concept in the NT: Let Everyone Shun Evil, Do Good, Seek Peace and Pursue It &#8211; Episode 572"},"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=\"BTT, Torah Concept in the NT: Let Everyone Shun Evil, Do Good, Seek Peace and Pursue It, Episode 572\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iPYtqIPd1-k?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: Let Everyone Shun Evil, Do Good, Seek Peace and Pursue It &#8211; Episode 572 <\/h2>\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>1 Peter 3:11<br><\/strong> \u05d9\u05b8\u05e1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8 \u05de\u05b5\u05e8\u05b8\u05e2 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c2\u05d4\u2013\u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1, \u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e7\u05b5\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1 \u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05b0\u05bc\u05e4\u05b5\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05f4, <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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-left\"><strong>1 Peter 3:11 <br><\/strong>3:11 \u201cHE MUST TURN AWAY FROM EVIL AND DO GOOD; HE MUST SEEK PEACE AND PURSUE IT. (NASB) <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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\n\n\n<p>Peter according to 1 Peter 3:11 urges believers to <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cturn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it,\u201d<\/em><\/span> which echoes several foundational Torah principles. While the phrasing is more poetic in Psalms (which Peter is quoting from Psalm 34:14), the ethical triad of rejecting evil, doing good, and actively pursuing peace is deeply embedded in the Torah\u2019s covenantal and communal framework. Remember we are to Shun Evil, Genesis 6:5 God sees that<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em> \u201cevery inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil continually,\u201d<\/em><\/span> prompting judgment which is a call to turn from evil. In Deuteronomy 17:7 Evil is to be <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cpurged from among you,\u201d<\/em><\/span> especially in cases of idolatry or injustice. And in Exodus 23:7<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em> \u201cKeep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent or the righteous.\u201d<\/em><\/span> These verses emphasize moral separation from wickedness, both personally and communally. We are also to Do Good, Deuteronomy 6:18 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cDo what is right and good in the sight of the Lord.\u201d<\/em><\/span> Leviticus 19:18 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cLove your neighbor as yourself,\u201d<\/em><\/span> which Jesus later cites as the heart of Torah ethics. Deuteronomy 10:12\u201313 Calls Israel to <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cwalk in all His ways\u2026 to love Him\u2026 and to keep His commandments.\u201d<\/em><\/span> Doing good is framed as active covenantal obedience, not just avoiding wrongdoing. Seek Peace and Pursue It, in Genesis 26:29\u201331 Isaac makes peace with Abimelech, showing that peace can be pursued even after conflict. Exodus 23:5 Helping an enemy\u2019s fallen animal is a form of peacemaking through action. Leviticus 19:17\u201318 Rebuke your neighbor frankly but do not harbor hatred \u2014 a balance of truth and reconciliation. While <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cpeace\u201d<\/em><\/span> (shalom) is often implicit, Torah ethics consistently promote restorative justice, reconciliation, and communal harmony. This is how Peter taught Torah in the NT text, the Torah has not passed away!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bits of Torah Truths &#8211; Torah Concept in the NT: Let Everyone Shun Evil, Do Good, Seek Peace and Pursue It &#8211; Episode 572 1 Peter 3:11 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8 \u05de\u05b5\u05e8\u05b8\u05e2 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c2\u05d4\u2013\u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1, \u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e7\u05b5\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1 \u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05b0\u05bc\u05e4\u05b5\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05f4, #torah#torahwisdom#torahtruth#torahforlife#torah4you#torahtruth 1 Peter 3:11 3:11 \u201cHE MUST TURN AWAY FROM EVIL AND DO GOOD; HE MUST SEEK PEACE AND PURSUE IT. 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