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He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him”…Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My …
Hypocrites obey God grudgingly and against their will; they do good, but not willingly. Cain brought his sacrifice, but not his heart. It is a true rule that what the heart does not do is not really done. Willingness is the soul of obedience. God somet…
We must aim at the glory of God in it. In the Christian religion, the purpose is everything. The purpose of our obedience must not be to stop the mouth of conscience or to gain applause or success, but our purpose must be to grow more like God and brin…
When is the last time you heard a sermon that suggested that a motive for our obedience should be the rewards we receive in heaven? I imagine for most of us it has been a long time, maybe even never. Whenever a sermon (or book) provides a motive for o…
