ATTITUDES FOR GODLY DEVELOPMENT: “OBEDIENCE”

March 1, 2026 / PASTOR, DR. LARRY LAMB

INTRODUCTION

  • Throughout the Bible, obedience is portrayed as wise and loving toward God.
  • Obedience is not an arduous grind that drains all the joy from life. Obedience is joy, peace, and a clear conscience.
  • 1 John 2.3-6 And we can be sure that we know him if we obey his commandments. 4 If someone claims, “I know God,” but doesn’t obey God’s commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth. 5 But those who obey God’s word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him. 6 Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did.
  • John writes these truths:
    1. Obedience to God’s clear commands is demonstrated by a converted life in Jesus (v.3).
      In that transaction from death to life, darkness to light, confinement to freedom, and shame to grace, something transformative happened. What? A new life.

      2 Corinthians 5:17 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!

      Titus 1:16 Such people claim they know God, but they deny him by the way they live. They are detestable and disobedient, worthless for doing anything good.

      John 14:15 If you love me, obey my commandments.

    2. Talk is cheap (v. 4-6)
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