(n.) Words or actions denoting submission to authority; dutifulness. If then He were still on earth, He would not be a priest at all, since here there are already those who present the offerings in obedience to the Law. As Son of God, His will was never out of accord with the Father's will. (WEY NIV), John 14:31but it is in order that the world may know that I love the Father, and that it is in obedience to the command which the Father gave me that I thus act. Verse Concepts. Right when Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn some incense, a man of God arrived in Bethel from Judah in obedience to a command from the LORD. Tovqhath -- father-in-law of Huldah, 851. It was the one important relationship which must not be broken. It was the one important relationship which must not be broken. It is an intense joy to me to have found some of your children living true Christian lives, in obedience to the command which we have received from the Father. For through obedience to Law no human being shall be declared free from guilt. ... Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only", "Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well", "Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; though he were a Son, yet, "If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel", "Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both, "Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for he is faithful that promised", "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith", "Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus", "Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world", "Ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints", "Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith", "That ye be not slothful [idle], but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises", "the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us", "That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ", "all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution", "And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments". (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV), 2 Corinthians 8:5They not only did this, as we had expected, but first of all in obedience to God's will they gave their own selves to the Lord and to us. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV), Romans 6:17But thanks be to God that though you were once in thraldom to Sin, you have now yielded a hearty obedience to that system of truth in which you have been instructed. Christ Himself is its one great illustration of obedience. For it is an intense joy to me when brethren come and bear witness to your fidelity to the truth--that you live in obedience to the truth. Then all will know that there is no truth in the things that they have been informed about you, but that you yourself also walk keeping the law. (WEB NIV), Obedience to God without Faith, is Impossible, Obedience to God: A Characteristic of Saints, Obedience to God: Confess Your Failure In, Obedience to God: Includes: Keeping his Commandments, Obedience to God: Includes: Obeying Christ, Obedience to God: Includes: Obeying his Law, Obedience to God: Includes: Obeying his Voice, Obedience to God: Includes: Obeying the Gospel, Obedience to God: Includes: Submission to Higher Powers, Obedience to God: Justification Obtained by That of Christ, Obedience to God: should be from the Heart, Obedience to God: should Be with Willingness, Obedience to God: To be Universal in the Latter Days, Obedience: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 5426. phroneo -- to have understanding, to think, 5293. hupotasso -- to place or rank under, to subject, mid. This is most clearly stated in the relation between Abraham and Yahweh when he is assured "In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice" (Genesis 22:18).In prophetic utterances, future blessing and prosperity were conditioned upon obedience: "If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land" (Isaiah 1:19). The Scripture teaching is that "God set (him) forth to be a propitiation, through faith, in his blood" (Romans 3:25). ... /.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the vow of obedience.htm, Of Holy Obedience ... PART FOUR. a devout man and one who, along with all his household, feared God. because in the Wilderness of Zin, during the strife of the congregation, you rebelled against My command to treat me as holy [by following My instruction] before their eyes at the water.” (These are the waters of Meribah in Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin.). PRAYER AND OBEDIENCE (Continued). ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1150.htm - 6k, 5426. phroneo -- to have understanding, to think ... to be (mentally) disposed (more or less earnestly in a certain direction); intensively, to interest oneself in (with concern or obedience) -- set the affection ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5426.htm - 8k, 378. anapleroo -- to fill up ... From ana and pleroo; to complete; by implication, to occupy, supply; figuratively, to accomplish (by coincidence ot obedience) -- fill up, fulfill, occupy ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/378.htm - 8k, 5293. hupotasso -- to place or rank under, to subject, mid.