"Don't think that I have come to abolish the Torah or the Prophets. I have come not to abolish but to complete."  Matthew 5:17

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613 Mitzvot Listed by Category: Torah

The challenge for believers in Yeshua today is knowing what instructions apply. Many have been taught that Torah is no longer valid for believers. What many fail to realize is that the New Covenant writtings don't contradict Torah but affirms it. Messiah Himself provides us with proper instruction in how we are to live. The basis of His teaching is Torah. Below is a key that will help to understand what instructions are valid today, what can't be done, what applies to the Jewish people only, whether in the land or not. There are some instructions that are open for debate.

Valid for Believers Today Can No Longer Be Followed Applies to Israel Specifically Applies to Israel - but can be followed by Gentiles Open for Debate

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Number Type Description Commandment Scripture
11 Positive To honor the old and the wise " 'Stand up in the presence of a person with gray hair, show respect for the old; you are to fear your God; I am Adonai. Leviticus 19:32
12 Positive To learn Torah and to teach it and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk about them when you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Deuteronomy 6:7
13 Positive To cleave to those who know Him You are to fear Adonai your God, serve him, cling to him and swear by his name. Deuteronomy 10:20
14 Negative Not to add to the commandments of the Torah "Everything I am commanding you, you are to take care to do. Do not add to it or subtract from it. Deuteronomy 13:1
15 Negative Not to take away from the commandments of the Torah "Everything I am commanding you, you are to take care to do. Do not add to it or subtract from it. Deuteronomy 13:1
16 Positive That every person shall write a scroll of the Torah for himself "Therefore, write this song for yourselves, and teach it to the people of Isra'el. Have them learn it by heart, so that this song can be a witness for me against the people of Isra'el. Deuteronomy 31:19

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