Re:Verse passage – John 14: 15-31 (day one)
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Daily Reflections from our Re:Verse Scripture
Really good discussion today! We obey because we love, because He loved us first!
Good Stuff, thought provoking and insightful discussion.
Loving Jesus and obeying Jesus are two sides of the same coin . . . and disobedience is a clear indicator that something is missing.
Great discussion! Every decision we may make fundamentally comes down to one of only two motivations: fear or love. We fear of losing something of values so we obey and satisfy a specific demand; or we love someone so much that we obey and satisfy a demand without having any doubts or questions. If we love God because He loves us first and because we fear of losing a loving relationship with Him so we obey. In this scenario, this type of obedience is a love-based obedience! We submit an unconditional obedience.
In real life, we may obey someone without a love element to the point that our obedience can cause personal or professional conflicts for fear of losing a job, for example. This type of obedience can be seen in an employer-employee organizational relationship. We obey someone based on his or her organizational position, power, and authority and this type of obedience, in my view, is based on authority-based obedience.
We submit our obedience because of fear not because of love for that person! We submit a transactional or a temporary obedience!
The question for us is which obedience is more effective and creates long lasting impact? It is obvious to me that love-based obedience is the answer.
Great question and discussion indeed! I like to think the wall where the discussion occurred is the holy wall!
Wow! Great questions and discussion. The discussion seems to get better each week!