Which Members of the Body Must be Controlled for Obedience?

Jesus singled out the hand and eye of the body that need to obey God’s will.Matt. 5:29-30 describes how important it is to obey with the eye and hand. And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. ~ And if thy right hand offend thee, cut ‘it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

How did Jesus Demonstrate Obedience?

1. He obeyed God-He did the will of the Father. John 5:30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
2. He obeyed His parents. At age 12 He wanted to continue in the temple, but He obeyed His parent. Luke 2:51,52 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

How to Develop Obedience? vs. Willfulness

What is obedience? Receiving instruction, correction, provision, and protection through the Biblical jurisdiction of parents, civil authorities, church leaders, and employers or educators.

• What does obedience mean? Obedience is wise submission to the will of those whom God has placed over us.
• True obedience is an attitude rather than an action.
• It does not require us to violate the higher law of God.
• The Hebrew word for obedience is shame which means “to listen intelligently; to be attentive; to respond to a call: to consent.”