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Definition and Importance
Obeying, in the biblical context, refers to the act of submitting to and following the commands, laws, and teachings of God. It is a fundamental aspect of the Christian faith, reflecting a believer's commitment to God's will and authority. Obedience is not merely an external compliance but an expression of faith and love towards God, demonstrating trust in His wisdom and goodness.

Biblical Foundation
The concept of obedience is deeply rooted in Scripture, beginning with the creation narrative. Adam and Eve's disobedience in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3) illustrates the consequences of failing to obey God's command. Conversely, the Bible is replete with examples of individuals who exemplified obedience, such as Noah, who "did everything that God had commanded him" (Genesis 6:22).

Old Testament Context
In the Old Testament, obedience is closely linked to the covenant relationship between God and His people. The Israelites were given the Law through Moses, which outlined the standards of obedience required by God.Deuteronomy 11:1 states, "You shall therefore love the LORD your God and always keep His charge, His statutes, His ordinances, and His commandments." Obedience was a condition for receiving God's blessings and favor, as seen inDeuteronomy 28, where blessings and curses are contingent upon Israel's adherence to God's commands.

Prophets and Obedience
The prophets consistently called the people of Israel back to obedience, emphasizing that true worship of God involved more than ritualistic practices. Samuel's rebuke to King Saul highlights this principle: "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams" (1 Samuel 15:22).

New Testament Context
In the New Testament, obedience remains a central theme, now fulfilled and exemplified in the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. Jesus' obedience to the Father is a model for believers, as seen inPhilippians 2:8 : "And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross." Christ's obedience is the basis for the believer's salvation and calls Christians to a life of obedience in response to His grace.

Teachings of Jesus
Jesus taught that obedience to God's commandments is a demonstration of love for Him. InJohn 14:15 , He states, "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments." This obedience is not burdensome but is empowered by the Holy Spirit, who enables believers to live according to God's will.

Apostolic Teaching
The apostles continued to emphasize the importance of obedience in the life of a believer.James 1:22 exhorts, "Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves." Obedience is portrayed as the fruit of genuine faith, as faith without works is dead (James 2:17).

Obedience and Sanctification
Obedience is integral to the process of sanctification, the believer's growth in holiness.Romans 6:16 explains, "Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey—whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?" Through obedience, believers are conformed to the image of Christ and reflect His character in their lives.

Conclusion
While a conclusion is not provided, the biblical narrative consistently underscores the significance of obedience as a vital expression of faith and devotion to God. It is through obedience that believers experience the fullness of God's promises and live out their calling as His people.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Obey.

Greek

1516. eirenikos -- peaceful
... Cognate: 1516 -- what pertains to , ie God's gift of which results from knowing
(discerning) the Lord's will andobeying it. See 1515 ()....

543. apeitheia -- disobedience
... 543 (), 544 (), 545 (). All these cognates focus on , ie to be in their
heart concerningobeying His will (Word). Word Origin from...

5051. teleiotes -- a completer, finisher
... In every scene of His earthly life, Jesus lived in faith, ie receiving and
perfectlyobeying the inbirthing of the Father's will ()....

3529. nike -- victory
... Cognate: 3529 (a feminine noun) -- ; a particular expression of , resulting from
receiving (obeying) the faith Christ imparts (ie His inworked ). See 3528 ()....

25. agapao -- to love
... Cognate: 25 -- properly, to , to ; for the believer, "" (1 Jn 4:9,10), ie embracing
God's will (choosing His choices) andobeying them through His power....

3107. makarios -- blessed, happy
... long, large") His grace (benefits). This happens with receiving (obeying)
the Lord's inbirthings of faith. Hence, faith (4102 ) and...

3982. peitho -- to persuade, to have confidence
... NASB Word Usage assure (1), confident (3), convinced (7), followed (2), have confidence
(2), having confidence (2), listen (1), obey (3),obeying (1), persuade...

Strong's Hebrew

8085. shama -- to hear
... 1), make them known (1), make themselves heard (1), make your heard (1), obedient
(1), obey (32), obey* (14), obeyed (21), obeyed* (5),obeying (6), obeys (1...

Library

The Blessedness ofObeying God's Word.
... THE BLESSEDNESS OFOBEYING GOD'S WORD. Everything is said in the Scriptures that
can be said to show us the need of living in harmony with the Bible....

November 4. "Hath the Lord as Great Delight in Burnt Offerings as...
... NOVEMBER 4. "Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings as inobeying
the voice of the Lord?" (I. Sam. xv. 22). "Hath the...

The Common Conception among the Dregs of Darwinian Culture is that...
... The military spirit does not mean (as Carlyle fancied)obeying the strongest
and wisest man. On the contrary, the military spirit...

How to Work God's Joy-Machine
... They would like to have the joy, but when it comes toobeying God and throwing
their whole soul into that obedience, they draw back....

The Word of God.
... The Psalmist looks at the sun, moon and stars over his head, each keeping its settled
course, and its settled season: and he sees them allobeying law....

Fences and Serpents
... To live as you ought, and to recognise and command byobeying the laws and limitations
stamped upon our very nature and enjoined by our circumstances, is the...

Obedience
... They know their duty, but do it not. (1) The notobeying God is for want of faith.
Quis credidit?... (2) The notobeying God is for want of self-denial....

The General Deliverance
... his highest excellence, far more valuable than all the rest put together,) he was
a creature capable of God; capable of knowing, loving, andobeying his Creator...

The Song of the Three Children
... By doing the will of the heavenly Father. Byobeying the laws which God has given
them. By taking the shape which he has appointed for them....

And not Without Just Cause a Doubt is Raised...
... Such marriages, forsooth, the Apostle Peter also describes by giving commandment.
"In like manner," saith he, "wivesobeying their own husbands; in order that...

Thesaurus

Obeying (24 Occurrences)
...Obeying (24 Occurrences). Luke 1:6 They were both of them upright before God,
blamelesslyobeying all the Lord's precepts and ordinances. (WEY)....

Obeys (17 Occurrences)

Obey (219 Occurrences)
... spiritual relation is expressed by Samuel when he asks the question, "Hath Yahweh
as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as inobeying the voice...

Obedience (61 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The act ofobeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that
which is required by authority; subjection to rightful restraint or control....

Under (4325 Occurrences)
... reproaches and injuries; under the pains and penalties of the law; the condition
under which one enters upon an office; under the necessity ofobeying the laws...

Unlike (13 Occurrences)
... after other gods, and bowed themselves down to them: they turned aside quickly out
of the way in which their fathers walked,obeying the commandments of Yahweh...

Upright (392 Occurrences)
... (WEY BBE). Luke 1:6 They were both of them upright before God, blamelesslyobeying
all the Lord's precepts and ordinances. (WEY BBE NIV)....

Unfeigned (5 Occurrences)
... 1 Peter 1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls inobeying the truth through the
Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with...

Uruah
... This description has seemed to many to conflict with Uriah's compliancy inobeying
Ahaz, but it must be remembered that (a) "faithful witness" means simply...

Resources

What does the Bible say about obeying parents? | GotQuestions.org

Why did Jesus tell the rich young ruler he could be saved by obeying the commandments? | GotQuestions.org

What does the Bible say about obedience? | GotQuestions.org

Obeying: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Obeying (24 Occurrences)

Luke 1:6
They were both of them upright before God, blamelesslyobeying all the Lord's precepts and ordinances.
(WEY)

Luke 17:9
Does he thank the servant forobeying his orders?
(WEY)

Acts 5:32
and we are His witnesses of these sayings, and the Holy Spirit also, whom God gave to thoseobeying him.'
(YLT)

Acts 5:36
for before these days rose up Theudas, saying, that himself was some one, to whom a number of men did join themselves, as it were four hundred, who was slain, and all, as many as wereobeying him, were scattered, and came to nought.
(YLT)

Acts 5:37
After this one rose up, Judas the Galilean, in the days of the enrollment, and drew away much people after him, and that one perished, and all, as many as wereobeying him, were scattered;
(YLT)

Romans 2:8
and to those contentious, and disobedient, indeed, to the truth, andobeying the unrighteousness -- indignation and wrath,
(YLT)

Galatians 3:11
It is evident, too, that no one can find acceptance with God simply byobeying the Law, because "the righteous shall live by faith,"
(WEY)

Galatians 5:7
Ye were running well; who did hinder you -- not to obey the truth?
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Ephesians 6:5
Slaves, be obedient to your earthly masters, with respect and eager anxiety to please and with simplicity of motive as if you wereobeying Christ.
(WEY)

2 Thessalonians 1:8
in flaming fire, giving vengeance to those not knowing God, and to those notobeying the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ;
(YLT)

Hebrews 5:9
and having been made perfect, he did become to all thoseobeying him a cause of salvation age-during,
(YLT)

James 3:3
lo, the bits we put into the mouths of the horses for theirobeying us, and their whole body we turn about;
(YLT)

1 Peter 1:22
Seeing ye have purified your souls inobeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
(KJV WBS NIV)

Jude 1:18
how they declared to you, "In the last times there shall be scoffers,obeying only their own ungodly passions."
(WEY)

Deuteronomy 8:20
As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God.
(See NIV)

Deuteronomy 17:12
The man who does presumptuously, in not listening to the priest who stands to minister there before Yahweh your God, or to the judge, even that man shall die: and you shall put away the evil from Israel.
(See RSV)

Deuteronomy 30:20
to love Yahweh your God, to obey his voice, and to cleave to him; for he is your life, and the length of your days; that you may dwell in the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
(See NAS RSV)

Judges 2:17
Yet they didn't listen to their judges; for they played the prostitute after other gods, and bowed themselves down to them: they turned aside quickly out of the way in which their fathers walked,obeying the commandments of Yahweh; but they didn't do so.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS)

1 Samuel 15:22
Samuel said, "Has Yahweh as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as inobeying the voice of Yahweh? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 103:20
Praise Yahweh, you angels of his, who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word,obeying the voice of his word.
(WEB NAS)

Psalms 119:5
Oh that my ways were steadfast to obey your statutes!
(See NIV)

Isaiah 11:14
And they have flown on the shoulder of the Philistines westward, Together they spoil the sons of the east, Edom and Moab sending forth their hand, And sons of Ammonobeying them.
(YLT)

Jeremiah 16:12
and you have done evil more than your fathers; for, behold, you walk every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart, so that you don't listen to me:
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 18:10
if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they not obey my voice, then I will repent of the good, with which I said I would benefit them.
(See NAS)

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