What does the Bible say about obedience to god?
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The Bible teaches that obedience to God is the grateful response of faith, flowing from his grace and expressing love, trust, and allegiance to him. Deuteronomy 13:4 calls God’s people to follow, fear, serve, and hold fast to him, while Exodus 19:5 presents obedience within God’s covenant relationship. Hebrews 11:6 reminds us that faith is essential for pleasing God, and Romans 1:5 speaks of “the obedience of faith” among the nations. Scripture also soberly identifies disobedience as sin and rebellion, as in Jeremiah 7:23 and Isaiah 42:24. Yet believers obey not to earn acceptance, but because Christ frees them from sin’s mastery, as Romans 6:17 declares, and renews their minds to take every thought captive to him.
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- Commanded Deuteronomy 13:4
- Without faith, is impossible Hebrews 11:6
- Includes
- Obeying his voice Exodus 19:5; Jeremiah 7:23
- Obeying his law Deuteronomy 11:27; Isaiah 42:24
- Obeying Christ Exodus 23:21; 2 Corinthians 10:5
- Obeying the gospel Romans 1:5; Romans 6:17; Romans 10:16; Romans 10:17
- Keeping his commandments Ecclesiastes 12:13
- Submission to higher powers Romans 13:1
- Better than sacrifice 1 Samuel 15:22
- Justification obtained by that of Christ Romans 5:19
- Christ, an example of Matthew 3:15; John 15:20; Philippians 2:5-8; Hebrews 5:8
- Angles engaged in Psalms 103:20
- A characteristic of saints 1 Peter 1:14
- Saints elected to 1 Peter 1:2
- Obligations to Acts 4:19; Acts 4:20; Acts 5:29
- Exhortations to Jeremiah 26:13; Jeremiah 38:20
- Should be
- From the heart Deuteronomy 11:13; Romans 6:17
- With willingness Psalms 18:44; Isaiah 1:19
- Unreserved Joshua 22:2; Joshua 22:3
- Undeviating Deuteronomy 28:14
- Constant Philippians 2:12
- Resolve upon Exodus 24:7; Joshua 24:24
- Confess your failure in Daniel 9:10
- Prepare the heart for 1 Samuel 7:3; Ezra 7:10
- Pray to be taught Psalms 119:35; Psalms 143:10
- Promises to Exodus 23:22; 1 Samuel 12:14; Isaiah 1:19; Jeremiah 7:23
- To be universal in the latter days Daniel 7:27
- Blessedness of Deuteronomy 11:27; Deuteronomy 28:1-13; Luke 11:28; James 1:25
- The wicked refuse Exodus 5:2; Nehemiah 9:17
- Punishment of refusing Deuteronomy 11:28; Deuteronomy 28:15-68; Joshua 5:6; Isaiah 1:20
- Exemplified
- Noah Genesis 6:22
- Abram Genesis 12:1-4; Hebrews 11:8; Genesis 22:3; Genesis 22:12
- Israelites Exodus 12:28; Exodus 24:7
- Caleb &c Numbers 32:12
- Asa 1 Kings 15:11
- Elijah 1 Kings 17:5
- Hezekiah 2 Kings 18:6
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