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 NKJV

As the Lord had commanded Moses his servant, so Moses commanded Joshua, and so Joshua did. He left nothing undone of all 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 NKJV

But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. So the men marveled, saying, “Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”

By evil spirits

Mark 1:27 NKJV

Then they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? What new doctrine is this? For with authority He commands even the unclean 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