Obedience Is the Bottom Line of Christian Life

     Finally we see that God is His own ruler. “And when the Lord said in His heart, ‘I will never again curse the ground because of humankind, for the inclination of the human heart is evil from youth; nor will I ever again destroy every living creature as I have done’...”(8:21) Here God is speaking to himself, laying down the rules that he will follow and abide by.

Obedience as an act can be traced back to the very beginnings of human history. The common belief has always been to obey authority at all cost. This act has never been questioned because authority corresponds to the common belief that respecting authority and obeying them will lead you to success in all aspects of life. Obedience is not defined to specific situations and its context can be portrayed in various ways. For example, Erich Fromm writes in his essay, “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem; “Human history began with an act of disobedience, and it is not unlikely that it will be terminated by an act of disobedience.” This statement suggests that everything which we perceived to be

When people hear the words “disobey to authority”, often what might come to mind is a dog in an obedience class. Dogs are trained to obey the authority of a human owner, and when they disobey that authority they are often punished or chastised for their actions. With humans though, the process is somewhat different. “Disobedience to authority” could then mean almost anything. It could be disobedience to a rule in a board game, a law, a teacher, a boss, a government... It could be civil disobedience or classroom disobedience. No matter what “disobedience to authority” calls to mind, often times the disobedience to authority is a plausible case that can be allowed for its reasoning. Within the context of The Crucible and modern societal disobedience

The divine command theory is put forth for people who believe in God. The theory implies that good actions are morally worthy as a result of their being commanded by God. God, for these individuals, include people from the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim faith. Individuals, because of these propositions, believe that it is their moral obligation to abide to God 's commands; which is, what is morally right is what God desires. This theory states the idea of objectivity between what’s right and wrong. If God makes

Authority cannot exist without obedience. Society is built on this small, but important concept. Without authority and its required obedience, there would only be anarchy and chaos. But how much is too much, or too little? There is a fine line between following blindly and irrational refusal to obey those in a meaningful position of authority. Obedience to authority is a real and powerful force that should be understood and respected in order to handle each situation in the best possible manner.

Obedience is an act of faith; Disobedience is the result of unbelief. Obeying to a higher authority shows that someone has faith in the judgment of the one giving the orders, while it is the result of unbelief when someone disobeys against the word of those who are higher in authority. In some cases it is necessary to obey to the orders one is given, but in life there is always the tough decision one must come to, whether to obey the authority and cower down or disobey their request and do the right thing. I believe that obedience is the conventional way of life and is needed in a day to day basis, although I do believe that disobedience is needed during certain situations. Obedience is the process of bowing down and taking orders one is given.

Romans 13:1-2 declares. "Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves." As the Bible verse stated, obeying authorities is moral and right, making this a virtuous

The call for obedience is evident as early as YHWH commanding Avram to sacrifice his son to him, only called off at the last moment. It can also be seen in the story of Noah, when YHWH wipes out the entirety of humanity owing to their decadent ways, yet saves Noah and family owing to his following the commands of YHWH to build the ark. It is also evident in the story of David who, as a result of his disobedience to YHWH, suffers the loss of his son Absalom.

For a creature to obey there must be some rule to live by, in the story of the creation of Adam God creates a single rule giving Adam the ability to obey or disobey which in turn gives Adam the ability to be in union with God or not. Lucifer and his followers are also ordered to obey; they are to love the Son as they love God. They fail to do so conquered by pride and their lack of love is shown

First of all, an idea of obedience was described in two texts. According to Tao Te Ching 49, Laozi said Master have to accept all the complaints that people had and treat them

To obey someone means to comply with or fulfill the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of that specific person. We are taught as children to obey our higher-ups. Starting from our parents, teachers, managers, police officers and etc… So how does this relate to the military? Well, when a person enlists in the United States Military, active duty or reserve, they take the following oath; “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations

According to Cardwell (1996) obedience is a type of social influence whereby somebody acts in response to a direct order from another person. There is an implication the actor is made to respond in a way that they wouldn’t have otherwise done without the order. You are in no doubt when you are obeying an order (explicit). It is obvious when you are following an order and you won’t change your attitudes as you are behaving as instructed. We will always find ourselves in situations in which we are told to do things by other people, for example boss or supervisor at work. Within society we work in a hierarchy. We may disagree or resent the orders we are given even when they are legitimate. It is unlikely we will be given an order or instruction that goes against our conscience or involves us inflicting serious harm on another person.

which is false. Humans could be obedient if they trust their ruler and love him.

Therefore, civil religion motivates people to obey the law because they fear some divine being. For a developed society, civil religion motivates people to maintain the habit of obedience because they grow to understand and love the law. First of all, it is

St. Augustine understands obedience more in the sense of having faith. Faith is the first grace that humans received. It is the “faith [that] precedes knowledge and is the key to knowledge”. A Christian produces good works through the faith and knowledge. Not through absolute obedience to the law as Pelagius understands it. He believes it good works that produce grace. For St. Augustine obedience is a small tool to help us grow a relationship with God. It is through the personal relationship that humans have the grace and someone to lean on when they sin.