Obediência
A obediência a Deus é a resposta natural do amor. Jesus disse: 'Se me amais, guardareis os meus mandamentos.' A obediência abre portas de bênção e nos aproxima do coração de Deus.
Obedecer é melhor que sacrificar
Deus deseja obediência acima de rituais. O sacrifício sem submissão ao Senhor é vazio de significado espiritual.
So Samuel said:
"Has the Lordasgreat delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,
As in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,
And to heed than the fat of rams.
But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: "We ought to obey God rather than men.
And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him."
though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,
Obedecer aos mandamentos de Cristo
Jesus vinculou amor a obediência. Quem ama a Deus guarda seus mandamentos, e seus mandamentos não são pesados.
Jesus Promises Another Helper
"If you love Me, keep My commandments.
Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.
Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God. And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.
Build on the Rock
"But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say?
Take Up the Cross and Follow Him
Then He said to them all, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
Obedecer e praticar a Palavra
Sejam praticantes da Palavra. Quem ouve e pratica é como o homem sábio que construiu sobre a rocha firme — inabalável.
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
Humility Cures Worldliness
Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
Beware of Adultery
My son, keep your father’s command,
And do not forsake the law of your mother.
He who keeps instruction isin the way of life,
But he who refuses correction goes astray.
Bênçãos da obediência
A obediência abre caminho de bênçãos e prosperidade. Deus promete vida, saúde e vitória aos que andam em seus caminhos.
Blessings on Obedience
"Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth.
Oh, that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me and always keep all My commandments, that it might be well with them and with their children forever!
You shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God has commanded you, that you may live and thatitmaybe well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess.
Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous.
Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more,
Submissão e consagração
Apresentar o corpo como sacrifício vivo é o culto racional. A obediência se expressa em submissão, serviço e consagração total a Deus.
Living Sacrifices to God
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, whichis your reasonable service.
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
Submit to Government
Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.
Submit to Government
Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves.
that I may come to you with joy by the will of God, and may be refreshed together with you.
and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance;
So he answered and said, " ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’ "
Love Your Enemies
"But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.
And keep the charge of the Lord your God: to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn;
As soon as they hear of me they obey me;
The foreigners submit to me.
You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.
If you will not hear,
And if you will not take it to heart,
To give glory to My name,"
Says the Lord of hosts,
"I will send a curse upon you,
And I will curse your blessings.
Yes, I have cursed them already,
Because you do not take it to heart.