□ False doctrine of faith only □ Calvinism distorts God’s sovereignty and man’s free will, turning obedience into “earning” salvation □ Misguided concepts of love □ Reject obedience as its opponent, 1 Jno 5:2-3 2

□ Repetition becomes rote; routine becomes ritual (Matt 15:8) □ Ignores first and great commandment, Mark 12:28-30 □ Must not remove the heart of joy and gladness from our obedience to God, Deut 28:

□ Must obey God, not man, Acts 5:29 □ Spirit was given to obedient, Acts 5:32 □ The obedient escape hell and obtain heaven, Rom 2:6-10; 2 Ths 1:8 □ Frees from sin, Rom 6:16-18 □ Obedient are not bewitched, Gal 3:1 □ Avoids corrective discipline, 2 Ths 3:14 4

□ Shows respect for authority, Titus 3:1 (Matt 28:18) □ Obedient enter God’s rest, Heb 3:18 □ Obtain eternal salvation, Heb 5:9 □ Obey the word = won over, 1 Pet 3:1 □ Saved with struggles, 1 Pet 4:

□ Earning salvation, Luke 17:10 □ A servant of God, Col 3:23-24 □ Unprofitable, Eph 2:9; 2 Tim 1:9 □ Sin forever forfeits merit, Rom 3:23; 4:1-5 □ Obedient faith is counted for righteousness, Heb 11:7 (Jas 2:17, 24) □ It is faith working through love, Gal 5:6 6

□ Defined by each person, Matt 15:3- 9 □ Work out your own salvation, Phil 2:12 □ Ex. Used to silence rebuke □ Ex. Deciding moral issues □ Ex. Divorce and remarriage (Matt 19:9) □ Work out salvation is about maturing in Christ – Press on to completion, Phil 2:13 (Heb 6:1) 7

□ An attack on God’s sovereignty and grace, Eph 2:8; Titus 3:4-5 □ Saved by God’s power, love, mercy and grace, Eph 2:4-5 □ God’s right to command and expect obedience is preserved and honored, Rom 9:

□ Obedience is the free will action of our faith, Heb 11:6; Jas 2:17; Lk 6:46 □ We choose to be saved by believing and obeying Jesus, Matt 11:28; Acts 2:21; 10:

□ Vital for salvation in Christ, Gal 3:26-27 □ Those who do the will of the Father enter the kingdom of heaven □ Not because they deserve it □ Because they trust Jesus to save them by obeying Him, Matt 7:21,