Obeying God

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

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?

Therefore thou shalt love the Lord thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway.

He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

Ye shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.

Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: — read the full passage →

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:

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

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.

So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. — read the full passage →

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:

By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.

My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. — read the full passage →

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; — read the full passage →

I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. — read the full passage →

Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. — read the full passage →

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, — read the full passage →

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. — read the full passage →

If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. — read the full passage →

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;

Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

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

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.

Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways.

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.

And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. — read the full passage →

For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. — read the full passage →

But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.

I am the Lord your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; — read the full passage →

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.

Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.

For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: — read the full passage →

For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. — read the full passage →

Judge not, that ye be not judged. — read the full passage →

My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. — read the full passage →

God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: — read the full passage →

Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, for ever.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. — read the full passage →

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: — read the full passage →

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the Lord of hosts.

The word of the Lord also came unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, — read the full passage →

Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. — read the full passage →

Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. — read the full passage →

Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: — read the full passage →

And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them. — read the full passage →