God has given many commands in the Bible, but what is the utmost command or commands that is important for salvation? Some would have you believe that all the commands of God should be obeyed or at least attempted to be obeyed in order to obtain eternal life.
Not obeying the command of the Lord can have dire consequences. Go ask Adam:
Genesis 3:17
“And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;”
Some believe that every command that God gives should be obeyed for eternal life. This view of total compliance for salvation becomes silly when you view the fact that Jesus commanded the multitude to sit down. Is sitting a requirement for salvation?
Matthew 14:19
“And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass,
What is equally silly is thinking that you must obey every moral law to be saved. The Ten Commandments can lead a person to living better, but believing that total compliance to the Law for salvation is silly. Jesus taught that if you break one, you break them all.
We must be honest with the commands we break. We should not only be sorry but turn from our error. We must admit we are sinners and try to do better. The religious leaders of Christ's day acted like they kept the laws of God but in actuality they continually broke them.
Mark 7:9
“And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.”
Those who really try to keep all the commands, Jesus taught, always seemed to lack. Many might tell you that they keep all the laws of God, but they always fail under Jesus' test:
Luke 18:21
“And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.”
Luke 18:22
“Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing…"
People or liars who say they keep all the commandments of God always lack in one or more areas.
However, there is one commandment that we must keep in order to be save. It is an act of the heart and an act of obedience. It was commanded by Jesus:
John 3:15
“That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
It is an act of faith that is as simple as looking up:
John 3:14
“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:”
“Look and live,” my brother, live,
Look to Jesus now, and live;
’Tis recorded in His word, hallelujah!
It is only that you “look and live.”
Not only did Jesus make salvation simple, But God the Father also agreed.
Matthew 3:17
“And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
Matthew 17:5
“While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.”
We must not only hear the Son but also obey Him. It is by hearing that faith comes and eternal salvation.
John 5:25
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.”
We are dead in trespasses and sin. Listen to the Son of God and He will give you eternal life. His voice has living power.
John 10:3
“To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.”
Faith comes by hearing and hearing from the word of God:
Romans 10:17
“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
Do you hear His voice today? What is He saying?
John 3:18
“He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”
1 Corinthians 15
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
However, there is one commandment that we must keep in order to be save. It is an act of the heart and an act of obedience. It was commanded by Jesus:
John 3:15
“That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
It is an act of faith that is as simple as looking up:
John 3:14
“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:”
“Look and live,” my brother, live,
Look to Jesus now, and live;
’Tis recorded in His word, hallelujah!
It is only that you “look and live.”
Not only did Jesus make salvation simple, But God the Father also agreed.
Matthew 3:17
“And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
Matthew 17:5
“While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.”
We must not only hear the Son but also obey Him. It is by hearing that faith comes and eternal salvation.
John 5:25
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.”
We are dead in trespasses and sin. Listen to the Son of God and He will give you eternal life. His voice has living power.
John 10:3
“To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.”
Faith comes by hearing and hearing from the word of God:
Romans 10:17
“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
Do you hear His voice today? What is He saying?
John 3:18
“He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”
Salvation clear and plain:
1 Corinthians 15
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
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