Which New Testament teachings align with the obedience theme in Jeremiah 11:7? The Call to Obedience in Jeremiah 11:7 “ ‘For I solemnly warned your fathers when I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, warning them again and again, saying, “Obey My voice.” ’ ” (Jeremiah 11:7) God’s heart is clear: deliverance is followed by continual, wholehearted obedience. Jesus Echoes the Same Command • John 14:15 — “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” • John 14:21 — “Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me.” • 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.” • Matthew 7:21 — “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.” • Luke 11:28 — “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” • Matthew 28:20 — “…teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.” Paul’s Instruction on Obedient Faith • Romans 1:5 — “Through Him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience of faith for His name’s sake.” • Romans 6:16-18 — “You are slaves to the one you obey… but thanks be to God that, though you were slaves to sin, you have become obedient from the heart…” • 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 purpose.” • 2 Corinthians 10:5 — “…taking every thought captive to make it obedient to Christ.” James Links Hearing and Doing • James 1:22 — “Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” • James 1:25 — “…the one who looks intently into the perfect law, the law of freedom, and continues in it… will be blessed in what he does.” John Emphasizes Loving Obedience • 1 John 2:3-5 — “By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments… whoever keeps His word, truly in him the love of God is perfected.” • 1 John 5:2-3 — “This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out His commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.” • 2 John 1:6 — “And this is love: that we walk according to His commandments.” Peter and Hebrews: Obedience as Holiness • 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.” • 1 Peter 1:22 — “Having purified your souls by obedience to the truth…” • Hebrews 5:8-9 — “Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered, and having been perfected, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him.” Summary of New Testament Alignment Jeremiah’s plea, “Obey My voice,” finds strong, consistent resonance throughout the New Testament. Jesus, Paul, James, John, Peter, and the writer of Hebrews all present obedience not as legalism but as the grateful, loving response of redeemed hearts. Deliverance leads to devotion; grace produces glad submission; hearing God’s word culminates in doing it. The call remains unchanged: liberated people live by listening to and obeying the voice of their Savior. |
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