obedience

  1. Travis Fentiman

    How Church Rulings Do & Do Not Bind, & of Breaking Them

    If the Church is not neglected today, it is often idolized; if Church authority is not disregarded, it is frequently turned absolute. The Biblical and historically presbyterian position is that Church authority is conditional, and can only confirm the truth and what is good; it binds only...
    • Travis Fentiman
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    • Forum: Church Order
  2. C. Matthew McMahon

    John Kettlewell (1653–1695) Explains the Nature of Being Obedient to Jesus Christ

    The Christian’s Deliverance by Christ and the Nature of Practical Religion by John Kettlewell (1653–1695) John Kettlewell (1653–1695) was an English Divine and powerful preacher of Christ’s Gospel. It was said of him that he was as “saint-like a man” as one ever knew. His voluminous works...
  3. Von

    Angels as our example

    In his Brief Exposition of the Lord's Prayer, Thomas Hooker uses the angels in his exposition of "on earth as it is in heaven". He says that we should emulate them in the manner of their obedience, i.e. READILY, SPEEDILY, FAITHFULLY (THE WHOLE), EXACTLY AS GOD REQUIRES, CONSTANTLY. Now I know...
    • Von
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    • angels obedience
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    • Forum: Worship
  4. N

    Obedience and Experiencing Fellowship with the Father

    I've read through several threads related to obedience and experiencing God's favor, and all have been helpful. I have a specific question related to the topic that hasn't been directly addressed (that I can find). If one is working with the following specific definition of Fellowship with the...
    • Nate
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    • faith fellowship with god obedience sanctification works
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    • Forum: Theological Forum
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    Does the fear of hell or the threat of God's punishment motivate you to obey him?

    I am trying to distill what motivates the Christian to obey God. I run with a group of believers who emphasize (correctly) that the Lord is to be feared, and his precepts are to be obeyed. He is the Lord our God! They will then go on to say that it is God's power to condemn people to hell and...
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