Obedience
“Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.” (John 14:23 NIV)
If you obey the Lord your God…
“If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth.” (Deut. 28:1 NIV)
Don’t merely listen to the Word, do what it says
“Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” (James 1:22 NIV)
You are made righteous through the obedience of Jesus
“For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.” (Rom. 5:19 NIV)
Walk in obedience to Him
“Observe what the Lord your God requires: Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go.” (1 Kings 2:3 NIV)
Therefore…
“Walk in obedience to all that the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.”(Deut. 5:33 NIV)
“Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.” (Prov. 10:17 NIV)