OBEDIENCE-DISOBEDIENCE

Thompson Chain Reference (1934)

(A) OBEDIENCE

(1) To God

Whole-hearted Required

Deuteronomy 26:16 Deuteronomy 32:46

The Price of Success

Better than Sacrifice

1 Samuel 15:22 Jeremiah 7:23

Secures Entrance into God's Kingdom

Matthew 7:21 Luke 8:21

The Imperative Duty of Life

(2) Examples of

Noah

Abraham

Genesis 12:4 Genesis 22:2 Genesis 22:3

Bezaleel

Exodus 36:1 Numbers 9:23

Joshua

Hezekiah

2 Kings 18:6 Ezra 7:23 Psalms 27:8

Joseph and Mary

Luke 2:39 Acts 16:10

Paul

Acts 26:19 Romans 16:19

Christ

(3) Blessings Promised for

Exodus 19:5 Deuteronomy 4:30 Deuteronomy 5:29 Deuteronomy 7:12 Deuteronomy 28:1 1 Kings 3:14 Job 36:11 Zechariah 3:7 James 1:25 1 John 3:22 Revelation 22:14

(4) Christ's Example of

John 14:31 John 15:10 Romans 5:19 Hebrews 5:8 Hebrews 10:9

(B) CHRIST'S WORDS CONCERNING OBEDIENCE

The Basal Rock of Character

Essential to Membership in God's Family

The Key to Spiritual Knowledge

Secures the Blessing of Divine Fellowship

John 14:23 1 John 2:17

(C) OBEDIENCE TO CHRIST

Matthew 4:20 Matthew 7:24 Matthew 9:9 Matthew 21:6 Matthew 26:19 Luke 5:5 Luke 6:47 John 2:7 John 11:29 John 14:21 John 21:6

(D) DISOBEDIENCE

(1) Penalty for

Deuteronomy 11:28 Deuteronomy 28:15 1 Samuel 12:15 1 Samuel 28:18 1 Kings 13:21 Jeremiah 12:17 Ephesians 5:6 2 Thessalonians 1:8 1 Timothy 1:9 Hebrews 2:2 Hebrews 2:3

(2) Examples of

Genesis 3:11 Genesis 19:26 Leviticus 10:1 Numbers 20:11 Joshua 7:1 1 Samuel 13:13 Jonah 1:3 Zephaniah 3:2