09/10/17 CHRISTIANS NOT ONLY OBEY GOD, THEY ALSO... HEY, WAIT A MINUTE

09/10/17 CHRISTIANS NOT ONLY OBEY GOD, THEY ALSO...
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE

I was going to write something else, and only mention that Christians "obey" God (which is considered to be a false doctrine by those who are deceived by sinning religion). But as I referenced a few verses concerning obeying God, I decided to let this thought stand alone.

Here are seventeen New Testament passages, which specifically refer to Christians OBEYING God. There are other verses that clearly say
Christians keep the commandments of God, and
Christians do that which is pleasing in God's sight, and
Christians deny themselves, follow Christ fully, and
Christians avoid the appearance of evil.

But these verses address Christians "obeying" God, by using the word OBEY. These verses come from the KJV, but I could have done the same exercise with other sound translations. I could have focused on the Greek word used in this place, but I did not take the time to do that this morning. The point is, Christians obey God. What's so hard to understand about this?

Acts 5:29
(29) Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

Acts 5:32
(32) And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

Acts 6:7
(7) And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

Romans 1:5
(5) By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

Romans 6:16
(16) Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

Romans 6:17
(17) But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.

Romans 10:16-17
(16) But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
(17) So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Romans 16:19
(19) For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.

Romans 16:26
(26) But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:

2 Corinthians 10:5
(5) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

Galatians 3:1
(1) O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?

Galatians 5:7
(7) Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?

Philippians 2:12-15
(12) Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
(13) For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
(14) Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
(15) That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

Hebrews 5:9
(9) And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

1 Peter 1:2
(2) Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

1 Peter 1:22-23
(22) Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
(23) Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

1 Peter 4:17-18
(17) For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
(18) And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?