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Obedience (2/4)

And every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.And every tongue should proclaim to the glory of God the Father: Jesus Christ is Lord.
And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.Therefore, brethren, I implore you by the mercies of God to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice that is holy and acceptable to God—a spiritual act of worship.
Then, by the will of God, I will be able to come to you with a joyful heart, and we will be an encouragement to each other.In that way, I can come to you in joy, if God so wills, and be refreshed together with you.
The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions.For the desires of the flesh are opposed to the Spirit, and those of the Spirit are opposed to the flesh. They are in conflict with one another, so that you cannot do what you want.
So obey the commands of the Lord your God by walking in his ways and fearing him.Therefore, observe the commandments of the Lord, your God. Walk in his ways and fear him.
And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.And the world with all its enticements is passing away, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.
Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant.Does it now appear to you that I am trying to gain the approval of human beings rather than the approval of God? Am I seeking to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
My child, pay attention to what I say. Listen carefully to my words. Don’t lose sight of them. Let them penetrate deep into your heart.My son, concentrate attentively on my words; pay heed to the instructions I pass on to you. Do not let them slip from your mind; keep them forever in your heart.
I will hurry, without delay, to obey your commands.I will make haste and not delay to observe your precepts.
And anyone who believes in God’s Son has eternal life. Anyone who doesn’t obey the Son will never experience eternal life but remains under God’s angry judgment.Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not believe in the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God rests upon him.
The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.The Lord makes a man’s steps secure when he approves of his conduct.
You must faithfully keep all my commands by putting them into practice, for I am the Lord.You shall observe my commandments and obey them. I am the Lord.
‘I am the Lord your God,’ I told them. ‘Follow my decrees, pay attention to my regulations, and keep my Sabbath days holy, for they are a sign to remind you that I am the Lord your God.’I, the Lord, am your God. You must obey my laws and be careful to observe my ordinances. Keep holy my Sabbaths as a sign between me and you so that you will know that I am the Lord, your God.
Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends.Behold, I am standing at the door, knocking. If one of you hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with that person and that person with me.
But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.However, the one who looks intently at the perfect law of freedom and perseveres—not forgetting what he has heard but putting it into practice—will be blessed in everything he does.
Now if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own special treasure from among all the peoples on earth; for all the earth belongs to me.Now, if you will obey my voice and keep my covenant, you will be my own possession from among all the peoples, for the entire earth is mine.
Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.Return to me, says the Lord of hosts, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts.
My child, listen to me and do as I say, and you will have a long, good life.Listen, my son, and take my words to heart, and the years of your life will be multiplied.
So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Do these things, and you will never fall away. Then God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.Therefore, brethren, be diligent in providing a firm foundation for your call and election. If you do this, you will never stumble, and you will receive a glorious welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Then Peter replied, “I see very clearly that God shows no favoritism. In every nation he accepts those who fear him and do what is right.”Then Peter addressed them: “I now understand how true it is that God has no favorites, but that in every nation all those who fear God and do what is right are acceptable to him.”
In this way, God qualified him as a perfect High Priest, and he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him.And when he had been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him.
If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, I will send you the seasonal rains. The land will then yield its crops, and the trees of the field will produce their fruit.Follow my statutes and keep my commandments and obey them. Then I will give you rain in its proper season and the yield of the land shall increase and the trees of the field shall bear their fruit.
So let us do our best to enter that rest. But if we disobey God, as the people of Israel did, we will fall.Let us then make every effort to enter into that rest, so that no one may fall by following that example of refusing to believe.
You must diligently obey the commands of the Lord your God—all the laws and decrees he has given you.You shall take heed to observe the commandments of the Lord, your God, and the decrees and statutes that he has given to you.
But if wicked people turn away from all their sins and begin to obey my decrees and do what is just and right, they will surely live and not die.However, if the wicked renounce all of the sins that they have committed and keep all my statutes and do what is right and just, they shall surely live; they shall not die.

Get wisdom; develop good judgment. Don’t forget my words or turn away from them.Acquire wisdom and gain understanding; never forget or turn aside from my words.
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