{"id":24495,"date":"2026-02-25T13:38:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T13:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=24495"},"modified":"2026-02-25T13:39:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T13:39:41","slug":"bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-think-on-things-just-episode-725","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/bits-of-torah-truths-torah-concept-in-the-nt-think-on-things-just-episode-725\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of Torah Truths &#8211; #Torah Concept in the NT: Think on Things just &#8211; Episode 725"},"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: Think on Things just - Episode 725\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bQEuKfuBHdM?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; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/torah\/shorts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Torah<\/a> Concept in the NT: Think on Things just &#8211; Episode 725 <\/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>Philippians 4:8<br><\/strong> \u05e1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e3 \u05d3\u05b8\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8, \u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05d9, \u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05dc \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b1\u05de\u05b6\u05ea, \u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05dc \u05de\u05b7\u05d4 \u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05e0\u05b4\u05bc\u05db\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05bc\u05d3, \u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05dc \u05d3\u05b8\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05e8, \u05d8\u05b8\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8, \u05de\u05b8\u05dc\u05b5\u05d0 \u05e0\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7\u05dd, \u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05dc \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05e8 \u05e9\u05b4\u05c1\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1, \u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05dc \u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c2\u05d4 \u05e0\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b6\u05d4, \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc \u05d3\u05b8\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05d1\u05b7\u05d7 \u2013\u2013 \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05bc\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b6\u05d4\u05b0\u05d2\u05b6\u05bc\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\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>Philippians 4:8 <br><\/strong>4:8 Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. (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>There is a deep Torah foundation here, Paul is not inventing a new moral category; he is drawing from the Torah\u2019s core vision of justice, righteousness, and right judgment as the mental framework of God\u2019s people.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>&#8211; Torah Parallels to \u201cThink on Things Just\u201d (Philippians 4:8) &#8211;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Torah\u2019s Foundational Command: Think According to God\u2019s Justice. Deuteronomy 16:18\u201320.<\/li>\n<li>Torah Commands Right Judgment, Mental Alignment with Justice. Paul\u2019s <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>\u201cthink on things just\u201d<\/em><\/span> corresponds to the Torah\u2019s repeated command to judge rightly, which begins in the mind. Exod. 23:6\u20137, Lev. 19:15, Deut. 1:16\u201317, 25:1.<\/li>\n<li>Torah\u2019s Call to Think According to God\u2019s Standards, Not Human Bias. Paul\u2019s exhortation is about mental calibration. The Torah repeatedly warns against mental distortions that corrupt justice. Exod. 23:2, Deut. 1:17, 16:19.<\/li>\n<li>Torah\u2019s Vision of Justice as the Reflection of God\u2019s Character. Paul\u2019s \u201cjust\u201d is not abstract, it is rooted in God\u2019s own nature. Gen. 18:25, Deut. 10:17\u201318, 32:4.<\/li>\n<li>Torah\u2019s Meditation Pattern: Think Continually on God\u2019s Righteous Ways. Deut. 6:6\u20137, 11:18, Josh. 1:8. 6. Synthesis: Torah \u2192 Paul on \u201cJust Thinking.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>&#8211; Context Synthesis &#8211;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Torah Themes<\/span>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Justice is God\u2019s character,<\/li>\n<li>Justice must be pursued mentally,<\/li>\n<li>Right judgment requires right thinking,<\/li>\n<li>Avoid mental distortions (fear, bribes, partiality),<\/li>\n<li>Meditate on God\u2019s righteous ways.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>&#8211; Core Insight &#8211;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Paul\u2019s command is a direct continuation of the Torah\u2019s justice ethic, now applied to the renewed mind in Messiah. 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