Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age. Matthew 28:19-20 Into the Text
For just as through the disobedience of the one man many were constituted sinners, so also through the obedience of one man many will be constituted righteous. Romans 5:19 Into the Text Adam was the one man through whom humanity was made sinners. His disobedience set all humanity on a
The person who has my commandments and obeys them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him. John 14:21 Into the Text Jesus says that obedience to God is the
He humbled himself, by becoming obedient to the point of death—even death on a cross! Philippians 2:8 Into the Text God’s plan has always been that His glory be revealed through His poverty. The root word for “poor” in the New Testament means “someone who is destitute of resources.” Why
“For nothing will be impossible with God.” So Mary said, “Yes, I am a servant of the Lord; let this happen to me according to your word.” Luke 1:37-38 Into the Text Mary was just a girl. Perhaps no more than 13 or 14 years old, but she found favor
Nebuchadnezzar exclaimed, “Praised be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent forth his angel and has rescued his servants who trusted in him, ignoring the edict of the king and giving up their bodies rather than serve or pay homage to any god other than their God!”
But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the royal delicacies or the royal wine. He therefore asked the overseer of the court officials for permission not to defile himself. Then God made the overseer of the court officials sympathetic to Daniel. Daniel 1:8-9 Into
This displeased Jonah terribly and he became very angry. He prayed to the LORD and said, “Oh, LORD, this is just what I thought would happen when I was in my own country. This is what I tried to prevent by attempting to escape to Tarshish, because I knew that
After removing him, God raised up David their king. He testified about him: ‘I have found David the son of Jesse to be a man after my heart, who will accomplish everything I want him to do.’ Acts 13:22 Into the Text King Saul was appointed by God to lead
By faith Rahab the prostitute escaped the destruction of the disobedient because she welcomed the spies in peace. Hebrews 11:31 Into the Text From an outside perspective, Rahab is the last person one would expect to be in a study on obedience. She was a prostitute. She was a Canaanite.