Bible Study 6
- Who are the true Christians?
John 1:12-13 - Has the Christian any duty or obligation to meet?
1 Timothy 6:12
‘All who receive the gospel are enabled in the strength of God to live in fellowship with Him as His children, to obey the law of Christ, to grow in knowledge of God’s love, and to trust His fatherly care in every trial and perplexity, thereby in their whole life showing themselves thankful to Him for all His gifts.’ – J C Riddell in ‘What We Believe.’ - Who is the enemy that we must meet?
James 4:7 - What weapons do we use in this warfare?
Ephesians 6:13-17
2 Corinthians 10:4-5 - What is it that the devil is always trying to get us to do?
Disobey God.
Disobedient spirit is of Satan – Ephesians 2:2
Disobedience the first sin – Romans 5:19 - Does God expect His children to obey Him?
Isaiah 1:19
Hebrews 5:9
Obedience the mark of the chosen ones – Exodus 19:5-6
Obey, blessing; disobey, curse – Deuteronomy 11:26-28
Life and death: obedience and disobedience – Deuteronomy 30:19-20
Obedience, highest form of worship – 1 Samuel 15:22
Change our ways to obey – Jeremiah 26:13
Jesus taught obedience; by it we express our love – John 14:21, 23-24
Obedience a Gospel requirement – Acts 5:29
‘The heart of every real Christian is most reverent toward the law of the Lord…. May the Spirit of God help us while, in imitation of our Lord Jesus, we endeavour to magnify the law.’ – C H Spurgeon in ‘The Perpetuity of the Law of God.
Holy spirit given to obedient – Acts 5:32
Gentiles become Christians by obeying in word and deed – romans 15_18
Obedience frees from sin – romans 6:17-18
The blessing – Revelation 22:14 - How do we reveal our attitude toward God?
Romans 6:16 - Does obedience include acceptance of ‘new truth’ which may come to us?
‘As Christians we should be noted for our keen desire to avail ourselves of all new truth which is worthy of the name.’ – P W Thompson, M.A. - What enables us to obey?
Philippians 2:12-13