Obedience, to God

Obedience is demanded of God’s people

Le 25:18; 1 Sa 15:22

See also Dt 26:16; Dt 32:46; Ro 6:16–18; 1 Pe 1:14–16

Examples of obedience in the OT

Joshua 11:15 GNB

15 The Lord had given his commands to his servant Moses, Moses had given them to Joshua, and Joshua obeyed them. He did everything that the Lord had commanded Moses.

See also Ge 6:22; Ge 12:1–4; Ge 22:2–3; Ex 40:16; Jon 3:3

The example of Jesus Christ

Mt 26:39; Jn 14:31

See also Jn 17:4; Ro 5:19; Php 2:8; Heb 5:8

Jesus Christ is obeyed

By the wind and the waves

Matthew 8:26–27 GNB

26 “Why are you so frightened?” Jesus answered. “How little faith you have!” Then he got up and ordered the winds and the waves to stop, and there was a great calm. 27 Everyone was amazed. “What kind of man is this?” they said. “Even the winds and the waves obey him!”

By evil spirits

Mark 1:27 GNB

27 The people were all so amazed that they started saying to one another, “What is this? Is it some kind of new teaching? This man has authority to give orders to the evil spirits, and they obey him!”

Obedience and love

Jn 14:15; 1 Jn 5:3

See also Ps 119:167; 1 Jn 2:5; 1 Jn 3:10; 2 Jn 6

Obedience and faith

Heb 11:8; Mt 7:21 Obedience to the will of God demonstrates the reality of a person’s faith in Jesus Christ.

See also Ro 1:5; Jas 2:14–26

God rewards those who obey him

Ex 19:5; Jn 15:10

See also Dt 5:29; 1 Ki 3:14; 2 Ki 18:5–7; Mt 7:21; Mt 7:24–25; Mt 12:50; Jn 12:26; Jn 14:21; Jn 14:23; Jn 21:4–6; 1 Jn 2:17

Obedience to the word of God

Mt 7:24–27; Jas 1:22

See also Ps 119:9–11; Jon 3:3; Lk 11:28; Jn 17:6; Jas 2:14–20

Examples of people who obeyed God

Ge 6:9 Noah

Abraham:

Ge 12:1–4; Ge 17:23

The psalmist:

Ps 119:30; Ps 119:100–106

The apostles:

Ac 4:19–20; Ac 5:29

Php 3:7–14 Paul