Obedience is required………

As a child of Yahua and having faith in Yeshua, 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 be doing that with the commandments of Yahuah.

Obedience to the laws here in the United States is required, of which there are thousands more than the 613 in the Bible, and ignorance of the law is not an excuse for disobedience. I believe Theodore Roosevelt was once quoted as saying, “Obedience to the law is demanded, not asked as a favor.” If the laws of the land are required, demanded, and ignorance of the laws will not buy you leniency with the judge, how much more so do you think for THE righteous and holy judge, Yahuah? Do you really think he will give you leniency, because you didn’t take the time or have the inclination to find out what his laws are?

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 what Yeshua did that healed him but the healing was activated by his obedience to the Word of 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 Yahuah, then your speech and faith is worthless.

Let’s look at another example Abraham had faith in the promise of Yahuah that he would be the father of many nations through this son, Isaac, of his old age, but faith is nothing without the willingness to obey and without the works of obedience. If he had not taken the steps to obey Yahuah’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 give clear evidence that the accuser does not have an understanding of how works and obedience to the law fit in with salvation and how works (obedience to the law) are the FRUIT (or product) of that salvation. Let me repeat that: Obedience to the Law is the fruit of salvation. If you are saved, you WILL obey the Law of Yahuah.

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:

John said:

1 John 2: 3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

I John 3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

Yeshua was a Jewish Rabbi; He obeyed all of the Laws of Yahuah. He proved it was possible to live a sinless life (sin being defined as transgression of the law by John in I John 3:4. We are supposed to live and walk as Yeshua did.

I John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

Lastly I will leave you with what Yeshua said:

John. 14. [15] If ye love me, keep my commandments. [21] He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

Do you know how odious rebellious teenagers are? How they know more than their parents? How they cannot be told or even proven to what is best for them? How aggravating, infuriating, and difficult they are to live with? Yeah, So does Yahuah. YAH does not want to spend eternity with a bunch of rebellious, hard- headed, and hard-hearted people! He wants a people who want to obey his laws, because they love him and understand that he put those laws in place as guardrails to keep them safe and secure.

We are not going to be judged by our faith, but by our works, because our works prove that we have faith. Our works prove that we love Yeshua As James said, it is not by our faith alone that we are justified, but by the works, which is the evidence, the fruit of the faith you claim to have. Therefore, obedience to law of Yahuah is required.