Obedience - "To Love Is To Obey" pt.2 - Deuteronomy 6:4-9

Psalm 112:1 “Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments!”1. The Call to obedience. To obey Christ is to Love Christ. - Deuteronomy 6:4-9 - John 14:20-21 - 20 In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. 21 Whoever has my commandments and keeps (tereo: obey, guard) them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.”2. The Command of Obedience. To Love Christ is to obey the Gospel and Live the Gospel. It is the reassurance of our faith. - Luke 10:27 - 1 John 3:19-24 - By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; 20 for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. 21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; 22 and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. 23 And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us. 24 Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us.”3. The Act of obedience. To Obey the Gospel and to Live the Gospel is to Love the Family. To believe is to Obey. - John 15:10 - 1 John 5:1-5 - “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. 4 For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?”4. Those who love Christ gird (make ready for action and secure) their minds by obeying the Truth! - Psalm 143:10- 1 Peter 1:13-15 - “Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 14 As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, 15 but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”1 Corinthians 16:13-14