The Way of the Saint - Obedience

This sermon explores how obedience to God goes beyond mere rule-following to reveal the true posture of our hearts. Beginning with Adam and Eve's disobedience in Eden, it traces how pride leads us to believe we know better than God. Through examples like King Saul, we learn that outward religious performance without heart obedience is meaningless. Jesus changed everything through His perfect obedience, offering grace freely to all. True obedience isn't legalistic or performative, but rather faith and love in action, leading to Christlikeness and genuine freedom. Our motivation should come from gratitude, love, hope, and response to salvation.

True obedience is not about legalism or behavior modification but about the heart's posture toward God.

Through Adam's disobedience, sin and death entered the world, but through Jesus's obedience, grace and righteousness are available to all.

Obedience is faith in action, love in action, Christlikeness, and ultimately leads to freedom rather than bondage.

We obey God out of gratitude for His mercy, love for Him, and as our response to salvation.

When we love God genuinely, His commands are not burdensome but become a joy to follow.