{"id":23879,"date":"2025-08-09T12:46:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T12:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=23879"},"modified":"2025-08-09T14:33:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T14:33:08","slug":"bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-let-not-good-be-evil-spoken-of-episode-582","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-let-not-good-be-evil-spoken-of-episode-582\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of Torah Truths &#8211; Torah Concept in the NT: Let Not Good be Evil Spoken Of &#8211; Episode 582"},"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: Let Not Good be Evil Spoken Of - Episode 582\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iAjLWohT55A?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 Not Good be Evil Spoken Of &#8211; Episode 582 <\/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>Romans 14:16<br><\/strong> \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05db\u05b5\u05df, \u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05dc\u05b9\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b5\u05e6\u05b5\u05d0 \u05e9\u05b5\u05c1\u05dd \u05e8\u05b7\u05e2 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05d4 \u05e9\u05b6\u05bc\u05c1\u05d8\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd; <\/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>Romans 14:16 <br><\/strong>14:16 Therefore do not let what is for you a good thing be spoken of as evil; (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>The text in Romans 14:16 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cLet not then your good be evil spoken of\u201d<\/em><\/span> urges believers to avoid actions that, while technically good, might cause misunderstanding, offense, or division. While this phrasing is unique to Paul\u2019s epistle, the Torah contains several <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cethical and communal principles\u201d<\/em><\/span> that strongly parallel this idea. 1. Deuteronomy 12:30 &#8211; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Avoiding Misinterpretation of Worship<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cTake heed to yourself that you be not ensnared by following them\u2026 and that you do not inquire after their gods, saying, \u2018How did these nations serve their gods?\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/span> note how even curiosity about foreign worship could be misinterpreted or lead to compromise. The Torah warns against actions that might <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cappear compromising\u201d<\/em><\/span> even if the intent is neutral or good. 2. Leviticus 19:16 &#8211; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Guarding Reputation and Speech<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cDo not go about as a talebearer among your people\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/span> The Torah emphasizes the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cpower of perception and speech\u201d<\/em><\/span> even good actions can be twisted by gossip. This aligns with Paul\u2019s concern that good behavior might be <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cmisrepresented or slandered.\u201d<\/em><\/span> 3. Numbers 32:6\u201323 &#8211; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Appearance of Betrayal<\/span> &#8211; Moses rebukes the tribes of Reuben and Gad for wanting to settle east of the Jordan, fearing it would discourage others from entering the land. Their request was not evil, but it <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201clooked like abandonment\u201d<\/em><\/span> a <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cgood\u201d<\/em><\/span> plan that risked being <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cevil spoken of.\u201d<\/em><\/span> Moses insists they clarify their intentions and commit to helping the conquest first. This is how Paul and the NT text taught Torah, the Torah has not passed away!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bits of Torah Truths &#8211; Torah Concept in the NT: Let Not Good be Evil Spoken Of &#8211; Episode 582 Romans 14:16 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05db\u05b5\u05df, \u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05dc\u05b9\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b5\u05e6\u05b5\u05d0 \u05e9\u05b5\u05c1\u05dd \u05e8\u05b7\u05e2 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05d4 \u05e9\u05b6\u05bc\u05c1\u05d8\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd; #torah #torahwisdom #torahtruth #torahforlife #torah4you #torahtruth Romans 14:16 14:16 Therefore do not let what is for you a good thing be spoken of as evil; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23881,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,34],"tags":[73,74,85,78],"class_list":{"0":"post-23879","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bits-of-torah-truths","8":"category-video","9":"tag-biblicalethics","10":"tag-messianicfaith","11":"tag-newtestamentinsights","12":"tag-torahtruths"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23879","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=23879"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23880,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23879\/revisions\/23880"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}