A life of Obedience

The Life of Jesus Christ 6

“A Life of Obedience”

John 8:29

The most important of all relationships is our relationship with God (Matt. 6:33).  When that relationship is right, it lays the sturdy foundation for all other relationships.  Although our salvation is eternal, as our relationship with God weakens, so does the foundation.  In turn, when our Godly relationship weakens, so will all other relationships.

Jesus/God Relationship

When purchasing medicine, the label may list a myriad of ingredients. However, there will always be one ingredient that is considered to be the ingredient that really gets the job done.  What does the pharmicutical industry refer to this ingredient as?  Active      ingredient.

The active ingredient in the Jesus/God relationship was their time spent together.  Their time spent together was both quantity and quality.

1 QuestionSurvey

In your opinion, how much time is needed to have quality time spent with God?

According to the Bible, Jesus often chose the morning hours to be in pray with God.  According to Mark 1:35, what do we learn about Jesus’ prayer time.

1. “in the morning” (before the distraction of daily life)

2. “he went out” (shows effort on His part… not in bed)

3. “into a solitary place” (it was a quiet place)

Questions

1. Does a Christian want to sin?

As we define temptation, we must say “yes”.  James 1:14 “But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.”

But in our heart of hearts we do not want to sin. Why? It displeases the Father and endangers our relationship with Him.

2. Does a Christian have to sin?

Rom. 6:6 “Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with [him], that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.”

1Cor. 10:13 “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [it].”

3. Why do we sin?

John 14:15  “If ye love me, keep my commandments.”

The emphasis is on love, not obedience.  Obedience is a bi-product of our love for the Father.  It is the fruit of our love for God.

Why do we sin?  Let’s examine the charts below and dissect our life of sin.

Sin

We don’t love God

We don’t know Him

We don’t spend time with Him

We don’t see the need

Pride

James 4:6 “But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.”

Obedience to Him

We fall in love with Him

We get to know Him

We spend time with Him

We see the need

Grace = Humility