As Christians we are called to live holy lives and this requires obedience. Because obedience may be costly in terms of personal sacrifice and even exposure to danger, we must realize that we obedience requires faith. “Faith enables us to obey when obedience is costly or seems unreasonable to the natural mind.” Through faith we are able to rest in the knowledge that God upholds and blesses obedience and trust.
Conviction and confidence are often required for success in a specific act of obedience. “If we do not have conviction in the necessity of obeying the revealed will of God as well as confidence in the promises of God, we will never persevere in that difficult pursuit.”
We'll accept comments for Chapter 15 through August 25. We will cover Chapters 16 and 17 during the week of August 26 – September 1. We look forward to reading about your thoughts and insights.
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