Remorse, regret, sorrow, and the pain provoked by sin will only increase and intensify the longer we are Christians. Maturity in the faith does not lead to less sorrow over sin, but more. The pain does not diminish; it deepens.
Sam Storms

OBEDIENCE to God

OBEDIENCE to God

OBEDIENCE to God

  1. Commanded # De 13:4
  2. Without faith, is impossible # Heb 11:6
  3. INCLUDES 3a) Obeying his voice

    # Ex 19:5 Jer 7:23

3b) Obeying his law # De 11:27 Isa 42:24 3c) Obeying Christ # Ex 23:21 2Co 10:5 3d) Obeying the gospel # Ro 1:5 6:17 10:16,17 3e) Keeping his commandments # Ec 12:13 3f) Submission to higher powers # Ro 13:1 4) Better than sacrifice # 1Sa 15:22 5) Justification obtained by that of Christ # Ro 5:19 6) Christ, an example of # Mt 3:15 Joh 15:20 Php 2:5-8 Heb 5:8 7) Angles engaged in # Ps 103:20 8) A characteristic of saints # 1Pe 1:14 9) Saints elected to # 1Pe 1:2 10) Obligations to # Ac 4:19,20 5:29 11) Exhortations to # Jer 26:13 38:20 12) SHOULD BE 12a) From the heart # De 11:13 Ro 6:17 12b) With willingness # Ps 18:44 Isa 1:19 12c) Unreserved # Jos 22:2,3 12d) Undeviating # De 28:14 12e) Constant # Php 2:12 13) Resolve upon # Ex 24:7 Jos 24:24 14) Confess your failure in # Da 9:10 15) Prepare the heart for # 1Sa 7:3 Ezr 7:10 16) Pray to be taught # Ps 119:35 143:10 17) Promises to # Ex 23:22 1Sa 12:14 Isa 1:19 Jer 7:23 18) To be universal in the latter days # Da 7:27 19) Blessedness of # De 11:27 28:1-13 Lu 11:28 Jas 1:25 20) The wicked refuse # Ex 5:2 Ne 9:17 21) Punishment of refusing # De 11:28 28:15-68 Jos 5:6 Isa 1:20 22) Exemplified 22a) Noah # Ge 6:22 22b) Abram # Ge 12:1-4 Heb 11:8 Ge 22:3,12 22c) Israelites # Ex 12:28 24:7 22d) Caleb &c # Nu 32:12 22e) Asa # 1Ki 15:11 22f) Elijah # 1Ki 17:5 22g) Hezekiah # 2Ki 18:6 22h) Josiah # 2Ki 22:2 22i) David # Ps 119:106 22j) Zerubbabel # Hag 1:12 22k) Joseph # Mt 1:24 22l) Wise men # Mt 2:12 22m) Zacharias &c # Lu 1:6 22n) Paul # Ac 26:19 22o) Saints of Rome # Ro 16:19