As a child of Yahweh, obedience is not a choice, it is required. From cover to cover, from Genesis to Revelation, the Holy Bible stresses the importance of obeying the law. In fact, in many places, it doesn’t just say obey it, but GUARD it. If you guard something, you protect it with everything in you. We should do that with the commandments of Yahweh.
You don’t have to take my word for this, Yeshua gives us a great example in the book of John. One man would have remained blind if he had not been obedient to Yeshua. He was born blind, not through any sin of his own or his parents, but so that the “works of God could be made manifest in him” (v3). Yeshua spit and wiped mud on his eyes. The man had to have faith he would be healed, BUT he had to back up that faith with action. If he had not obeyed the command of Yeshua to go wash himself in the Pool of Siloam, he would have remained blind. It wasn’t until his faith was activated by his obedience that he walked away seeing. John chapter 9 verses 1-9 Let me repeat this, because this is very important to understand: It was not until the blind man’s faith in the works of Yeshua was activated by his obedience to Yeshua by going and washing in the Pool of Siloam, only then did he walk away seeing.
James chapter 2
14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
You can say you have faith all day long. You can walk around like a banty rooster, strutting your stuff, crowing, acting aggressive, attacking people, and bobbing your head around like you are the mack daddy of the hen house, but if you don’t back your speech about how great your faith is with the works of obedience to Yahweh, then your speech and faith is worthless.
Let’s look at another example Abraham had faith in the promise of Yahweh that he would be the father of many nations through this son of his old age, but faith is nothing without the willingness to obey, without the works of obedience. If he had not taken the steps to obey Yahweh’s command to sacrifice his son, Abraham would have been condemned because his faith was not backed up or supported by his works.
Also in James chapter 2
21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
I am sure anyone who has walked in obedience to the Torah has heard or been accused of trying to earn salvation through obedience. That is total nonsense. That evidences that the accuser does not have a clear understanding of how works and obedience to the law fit in with salvation and how works (obedience to the law) are the FRUIT of salvation. Let me repeat that: Obedience to the Law is the fruit of salvation. If you are saved, you WILL obey the Law of Yahweh.
I Peter 1
13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
We are not going to be judged by our faith, but by our works. As James said, it is not by our faith alone that we are justified, but by the works which is the proof of the faith you claim to have. Therefore, obedience to law of Yahweh is required.
Yeshua said:
John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
