What New Testament teachings align with Deuteronomy 11:28's message on obedience? Deuteronomy 11:28 — A Quick Recall “and the curse if you do not obey the commandments of the LORD your God and turn aside from the path I command you today by following other gods you have not known.” Jesus Echoes the Call to Obedience • John 14:15 — “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” • John 15:10 — “If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.” • Luke 11:28 — “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” • Matthew 7:24-27 — Wise-versus-foolish builders: the house that stands is the life that “hears these words of Mine and acts on them.” The Apostles on the Obedience of Faith • Romans 1:5 — Grace and apostleship were given “to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.” • Romans 6:16 — We are slaves either “to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness.” • Hebrews 5:9 — Christ is “the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him.” • 1 Peter 1:14-16 — “As obedient children” we refuse former passions; “Be holy, because I am holy.” • 1 Peter 1:22 — “You have purified your souls by obedience to the truth.” • Acts 5:32 — “The Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.” James and John: Doing, Not Just Hearing • James 1:22 — “Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” • James 2:17-26 — Faith without works is dead; Abraham and Rahab show living faith through action. • 1 John 2:3-4 — “We know that we have come to know Him if we keep His commandments.” • 1 John 5:2-3 — “By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome.” • 2 John 6 — “This is love: that we walk according to His commandments.” Blessing and Warning Reaffirmed • Galatians 6:7-8 — “Whatever a man sows, he will reap.” Obedience sows to the Spirit and reaps eternal life. • Revelation 14:12 — “Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.” • Matthew 5:19 — Whoever practices and teaches the commandments “will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” Living It Out Today • Obedience flows from love; it is the grateful response of saved people, not a means of self-salvation (Ephesians 2:8-10). • New-covenant grace empowers what Deuteronomy demanded: hearts indwelt by the Spirit (Romans 8:3-4). • The New Testament never relaxes God’s standard; it internalizes it, moving the law from tablets to transformed hearts. • Blessing and curse still operate: blessing as fellowship and fruitfulness, curse as loss, discipline, and final judgment for the unrepentant (Hebrews 10:26-31). In every era, life or loss turns on the same hinge: hearing God’s Word and doing it. |
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