OBEDIENCE-DISOBEDIENCE

(A) OBEDIENCE (1) To God, the duty of Whole-hearted Required De 26:16; 32:46 The Price of Success Jos 1:8 Better than Sacrifice 1Sa 15:22; Jer 7:23 Secures Entrance into God's Kingdom Mt 7:21; Lu 8:21 The Imperative Duty of Life Ac 5:29 --SEE Commandments, BIBLE, THE; THE WORD OF GOD BIBLE, THE; THE WORD OF GOD (2) Examples of Noah Ge 6:22 Abraham Ge 12:4; 22:2,3 Bezaleel Ex 36:1; Nu 9:23 Joshua Jos 11:15 Hezekiah 2Ki 18:6; Ezr 7:23; Ps 27:8 Joseph and Mary Lu 2:39; Ac 16:10 Paul Ac 26:19; Ro 16:19 Christ Heb 5:8 (3) Blessings Promised for Ex 19:5; De 4:30; 5:29; 7:12; 28:1; 1Ki 3:14; Job 36:11; Zec 3:7 Jas 1:25; 1Jo 3:22; Re 22:14 --SEE Plenty Promised, Life, LIFE Promises, PROMISES, DIVINE Uprightness, UPRIGHTNESS Divine Supplies, PROVIDENCE DIVINE Prosperity (4), PROSPERITY Blessings (2), BLESSINGS (4) Christ's Example of Joh 14:31; 15:10; Ro 5:19; Heb 5:8; 10:9 (5) Filial. See YOUNG PEOPLE (B) CHRIST'S WORDS CONCERNING OBEDIENCE The Basal Rock of Character Mt 7:24 Essential to Membership in God's Family Mt 12:50 The Key to Spiritual Knowledge Joh 7:17 Secures the Blessing of Divine Fellowship Joh 14:23; 1Jo 2:17 (C) OBEDIENCE TO CHRIST, examples of Mt 4:20; 7:24; 9:9; 21:6; 26:19; Lu 5:5; 6:47 Joh 2:7; 11:29; 14:21; 21:6 (D) DISOBEDIENCE (1) Penalty for De 11:28; 28:15; 1Sa 12:15; 28:18; 1Ki 13:21; Jer 12:17 Eph 5:6; 2Th 1:8; 1Ti 1:9; Heb 2:2,3 --SEE Punishment, PUNISHMENT PUNISHMENT Wicked WICKED Threatenings, THREATENINGS No Escape, SIN (2) Examples of Ge 3:11; 19:26; Le 10:1; Nu 20:11; Jos 7:1; 1Sa 13:13 Jon 1:3; Zep 3:2 --SEE Backsliding, DETERIORATION Forsaking God, UNFAITHFULNESS UNFAITHFULNESS Covenant-breakers, UNFAITHFULNESS Apostates, UNFAITHFULNESS