What New Testament teachings reinforce the message of Leviticus 26:14? Leviticus 26 : 14—The Core Warning “But if you will not listen to Me or carry out all these commandments…” Same Call, Same Choice • The New Testament echoes this Old Testament appeal to listen and obey. • Salvation is given by grace, yet the expectation of responsive obedience is never relaxed. Voices of Jesus • Matthew 7 : 24 – 26: “Everyone then who hears these words of Mine and acts on them will be like a wise man… But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man.” • John 14 : 15: “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” • Luke 6 : 46: “Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I say?” Apostolic Reinforcement • Hebrews 2 : 1 – 3: “We must pay closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away… How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?” • James 1 : 22: “Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” • 1 John 2 : 3 – 4: “By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.” Consequences Echoed • Galatians 6 : 7 – 8: “Do not be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.” • Romans 2 : 5 – 8: Hardness and unrepentant hearts store up wrath; God “will repay each one according to his deeds.” • 1 Corinthians 10 : 11 – 12: Israel’s judgments “were written for our admonition… Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.” Positive Incentive • John 15 : 10 – 11: Obedience to Christ’s commands keeps believers in His love and fullness of joy. • 1 Peter 1 : 14 – 15: “As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance, but just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do.” Grace Empowers the Obedient Life • Titus 2 : 11 – 12: Grace “trains us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives.” • Philippians 2 : 12 – 13: “Work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good pleasure.” Takeaway Leviticus 26 : 14 sets a timeless pattern: God speaks, His people must listen, and obedience brings blessing while refusal invites discipline. The New Testament fully agrees, urging believers—redeemed by grace—to respond with wholehearted, faithful obedience, confident that the same God who commands also supplies the power to obey. |
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