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Bible Lesson: Marks Of Godly Character Versus Marks Of Non-Christian Character: Obedience Versus Rebellion.
Bible Texts:
Obedience:
Hebrews 5:8 KJV
Though He were A Son, yet learned He obedience by the things which He suffered;
Rebellion:
Hebrews 4:7 KJV
Again, He limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear His voice, harden not your hearts.
Obedience, The Word:
Genesis 26:4,5 KJV
4 I will cause your descendants to become as numerous as the stars of the sky, and I will give them all these lands. And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed.
5 I will do this because Abraham listened to Me and obeyed all My Requirements, Commands, Decrees, and Instructions.”
Deuteronomy 5:33 NLT
Stay on the path that The Lord your God has commanded you to follow. Then you will live long and prosperous lives in the land you are about to enter and occupy.
Deuteronomy 28:1,15 NLT
1 “If you fully obey The Lord your God and carefully keep all His Commands that I am giving you today, The Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the world.
15 “But if you refuse to listen to The Lord your God and do not obey all the Commands and Decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come and overwhelm you:
Deuteronomy 30:10 NLT
The Lord your God will delight in you if you obey His voice and keep the Commands and Decrees written in this Book Of Instruction, and if you turn to The Lord your God with all your heart and soul.
I Samuel 15:22 KJV
And Samuel said, Hath The Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of The Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
Jeremiah 7:23 KJV
But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be My people: and walk ye in all The Ways that I have Commanded you, that it may be well unto you.
Luke 11:28 KJV
But He said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear The Word Of God, and keep it.
John 14:15,23 KJV
15 If ye love Me, keep My Commandments.
23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love Me, he will keep My Words: and My Father will love him, and We will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
Acts 5:29 KJV
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Romans 5:19 KJV
For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
Philippians 2:8,12 KJV
8 And being found in fashion as A Man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Ephesians 6:1-3 KJV
1 Children, obey your parents in The Lord: for this is right.
2 Honor thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;
3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
Hebrews 13:17 NLT
Obey your spiritual leaders, and do what they say. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this with joy and not with sorrow. That would certainly not be for your benefit.
I Peter 1:14 NLT
So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then.
I John 2:5 KJV
But whoso keepeth His Word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in Him.
I John 5:3 KJV
For this is the love of God, that we keep His Commandments: and His Commandments are not grievous.
II John 1:6 KJV
And this is love, that we walk after His Commandments. This is The Commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
Rebellion, The Word:
I Samuel 12:14,15 NLT
14 “Now if you fear and worship The Lord and listen to His voice, and if you do not rebel against The Lord’s commands, then both you and your king will show that you recognize The Lord as your God.
15 But if you rebel against The Lord’s Commands and refuse to listen to Him, then His hand will be as heavy upon you as it was upon your ancestors.
I Samuel 15:23 NLT
Rebellion is as sinful as witchcraft, and stubbornness as bad as worshiping idols. So because you have rejected The Command Of The Lord, He has rejected you as king.”
Psalm 107:11,12 NLT
11 They rebelled against The Words Of God, scorning The Counsel Of The Most High.
12 That is why He broke them with hard labor; they fell, and no one was there to help them.
Proverbs 17:11 NLT
Evil people are eager for rebellion, but they will be severely punished.
Proverbs 28:9 KJV
He that turneth away his ear from hearing The Law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
Isaiah 1:19,20 NLT
19 If you will only obey Me, you will have plenty to eat.
20 But if you turn away and refuse to listen, you will be devoured by the sword of your enemies. I, The Lord, have spoken!”
Isaiah 63:10 KJV
But they rebelled, and vexed His Holy Spirit: therefore He was turned to be their enemy, and He fought against them.
Ezekiel 20:8 NLT
“But they rebelled against Me and would not listen. They did not get rid of the vile images they were obsessed with, or forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I threatened to pour out My fury on them to satisfy My anger while they were still in Egypt.
Malachi 2:17 NLT
You have wearied The Lord with your words. “How have we wearied Him?” you ask. You have wearied Him by saying that all who do evil are good in The Lord’s sight, and He is pleased with them. You have wearied Him by asking, “Where is The God Of Justice?”
Matthew 7:21-23 KJV
21 Not every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity.
Luke 6:46 KJV
And why call ye Me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
Romans 13:1,2 NLT
13 Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God.
2 So anyone who rebels against authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and they will be punished.
II Thessalonians 2:3 NLT
Don’t be fooled by what they say. For that day will not come until there is a great rebellion against God and the man of lawlessness is revealed—the one who brings destruction.
II Timothy 3:1-5 KJV
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 Without natural affection, truce breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4 Traitors, heady, high minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5 Having a form of Godliness, but denying The Power thereof: from such turn away.
II Timothy 4:3,4 NLT
3 For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear.
4 They will reject The Truth and chase after myths.
Hebrews 3:15 NLT
Remember what it says: “Today when you hear His voice, don’t harden your hearts as Israel did when they rebelled.”[
James 1:22 NLT
But don’t just listen to God’s Word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.
I John 3:8 KJV
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose The Son Of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.
Prayer:
II Chronicles 7:14 KJV
If My people, which are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
