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. II Cor. 5:4-5--4 For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life 5 Now it
is God who has made us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
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Phil. 1:21-23--21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. 22 If I am to go
on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! 23 I am torn
between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far
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Romans 2:8-But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow
evil, there will be wrath and anger.
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I Peter 4:17- For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome
be for those who do not obey the gospel of God?
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II Thess. 1:8-9- He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9 They will
be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the
Lord and from the majesty of his power
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John 3:36-“He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God
abides on him.”
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I Pet. 1:2-To God’s elect…who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying
work of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling
of his blood
I Peter 1:22-Now that you have purified yourself by obeying the truth so that you
have sincere love for the brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart
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Romans 6:17-18-But thanks be to God that though you used to be slaves to sin, you
wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted.
You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness
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Romans 6:16-Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves
to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey-whether
you are slaves to sin which leads to death, or to
obedience which leads to righteousness. You are a
slave to the one whom you obey.
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Phil. 2:12-Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed-not only in my
presence, but now much more in my absence-continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
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So, is it…Wishing VERSUS Obeying?
OrWishing AND Obeying!
Does Graceful Livinginclude
Obedience?
GRACEFUL LIVING…
• Isn’t relegating obedience to a feel-good option • Is determining
to obey Christ however I feel
GRACEFUL LIVING…
• Isn’t trusting one’s obedience for his salvation
• Is trusting God’s grace as
I try to obey Him
GRACEFUL LIVING…
• Isn’t fearing I haven’t done enough to be saved
• Is a fear-free heart while not obeying perfectly