The Scandal of Obedience - by Reginald Fleets of Reginald Fleets Ministries

     Believer -  It is not about living by and trusting in our own acts of religious works, obedience to the commands of the law of Moses, or obedience to MAN’S religious leadership for righteousness.

     The Grace Life - Living by Grace is about trusting in Christ righteous act of obedience in HIS WORK OF THE CROSS (Christ death, burial and resurrection) and His free gift of righteousness alone as our righteousness and blessedness alone (this is the Gospel of Grace). 

     Man’s human efforts/works of obedience for righteousness and blessing is not Grace. Faith in the truth of the Gospel through the Holy Spirit is the obedience that is by Grace and not of works that results in the blessedness of righteousness.  We now have become obedient, we now have obedient hearts, we now are obedient sons of God (not slaves of sin) by the gift of God’s Grace

Scriptures:
1 Peter 1:22 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition - Since by your OBEDIENCE TO THE TRUTH THROUGH THE [HOLY] SPIRIT you have purified your hearts …

New Living Translation: “You were cleansed from your sins when you OBEYED THE TRUTH …”

“… you who were once slaves of sin HAVE BECOME OBEDIENT from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed.” Rom 6:17 RSV Translation


Rom 1:5 NIV - Through him (Jesus) we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles TO THE OBEDIENCE THAT COMES FROM FAITH for his name’s sake.

Rom 6:17 - But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but YE HAVE OBEYED FROM THE HEART THAT FORM OF DOCTRINE (RF – The Gospel) which was delivered you.