Day 10 - John 14:21-24
Day 10 - John 14:21-24
Our Bible study lesson is on obedience this week. I get obedience. It's a part of my personality. I am bothered when I disobey. I'm a "good student," and that's probably part of why I went into teaching. The problem I deal with is obedience for obedience sake, becuase it is not pleasing to God. Listen to what Jesus says in Matthew 23 to the religious leaders that obeyed more laws than anyone.
27"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean. 28In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness."
The purpose of this type of obedience is to please man, not God. The key word in our passage is LOVE. Jesus says, "If you love me, you will obey my commands." If we obey because of love, than we don't care if others notice our obedience. We only care about the one we love--Jesus. So I guess the question we should always ask ourselves is--Whom do I love more, my self or Jesus? Isn't that life's basic question?
Our Bible study lesson is on obedience this week. I get obedience. It's a part of my personality. I am bothered when I disobey. I'm a "good student," and that's probably part of why I went into teaching. The problem I deal with is obedience for obedience sake, becuase it is not pleasing to God. Listen to what Jesus says in Matthew 23 to the religious leaders that obeyed more laws than anyone.
27"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean. 28In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness."
The purpose of this type of obedience is to please man, not God. The key word in our passage is LOVE. Jesus says, "If you love me, you will obey my commands." If we obey because of love, than we don't care if others notice our obedience. We only care about the one we love--Jesus. So I guess the question we should always ask ourselves is--Whom do I love more, my self or Jesus? Isn't that life's basic question?
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