Yeshua's Light
Call: Prayers and Blessings(YHVH, G-d)
- ”You shall not hate your brother and you shall reason with your neighbor, lest you bear his sin” (Lev.19.17, Cat. 1868). Still we are warned by Yeshua to not throw our pearls of wisdom before swine of heart. Also, if one is in sin it would be ridicules to have that person try to help another from their error without first removing one’s sins, Matt.7.3-6. Yet, this does not remove our responsibility to pray for those who are spiritually “swine”.
- Not to wrong another, and Rambam states this particularly references speech (Lev.25.17, Cat 2284-2287). This is entirely plausible given that the “wrong” done to another shows not fear of HaShem’s judgment according to Lev.25.17 and echoes St. James’ admonishments about the tongue being “an unrighteous world among our members…set on fire by Gehennah (purgatory), Jam.3.6. These words of St. James echoes Yeshua’s own admonishment of careless speech, Matt.7.1-3, 12.33-37. For a Jewish explanation please see Torah.org’s write-up on Lashon Ha-Rah.
- Not to gossip nor shall you stand by idly while others gossip (Lev.19.16, Matt.12.33-37, Rom.2.8, Cat. 2284-2287); also see link recommended above on Lashon Ha-Rah.
- You shall not hate another in one's heart, this and the next three our Church teaches that Yeshua equated to “murder” because we “murder” the human soul (Lev.19.17, Cat.2262)
- Do not take revenge (Lev.19.18, Cat.2262)
- Do not bear a grudge (Lev.19.18, Cat.2262)
- Not to put any to shame a implication of previous three if untamed according to Rambam (Lev.19.17, Cat.2284-2287) This is where grudges, vengeance and hate lead one to as St. James explains: “…each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin; and sin when it is full grown brings forth dead.” Jam.1.14-15
- Not to curse any other (Lev.19.14) again this is the fruit of hate, hunger for vengeance and bearing a grudge, all sins according to the Catechism and serious.
- Not to give occasion to the simple-minded (blind and deaf) to stumble (Lev.19.14, Matt.18.5-6 (children), Mk.9.42-43 (those showing faith outside the fold), Cat.838-843)
You are not to watch another struggle if you see a load fall from a beast but to help assist in replacing the load upon a neighbor's beast if it falls before your eyes (Deut.22.4). This includes burdens that fall from cars and trucks, that is if someone needs help and we are capable of providing that assistance.
You shall not to leave a beast, that has fallen down beneath its burden, unaided (Deut. 22.4). This in essence is the same as the former one, except no one is around to say, thank you. So which means more? One we do for thanks from men or the one we do because it’s the right thing to do?
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