9.59 Obedience of faith is to believe a doctrine
Today, let us share another verse to further expound on the “obedience of faith” under the New Covenant.
In the book of Romans, Paul expounds on the Gospel to help the believer believe the right doctrine. In fact, the central theme of the book of Romans is justification by faith. Paul explains that the believer is made righteous through believing in Jesus. We are saved through faith in Jesus. The key is about right believing.
In the following verse, Paul says that we were once salves of sin (sinners). But how were we delivered? Not by our own efforts in keeping the law. We were delivered by obeying a doctrine from our heart.
How do you obey a doctrine? A doctrine is like a statement of faith that you belief in. Therefore, we obey a doctrine by believing in the doctrine.
(Romans 6:17-18)
But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.
In this case, Paul tells us that this is the doctrine of “justification by faith” in Christ.
(Romans 5:1-2)
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
When we believe in Christ, we are united in His death and His resurrection. We died with Him and were delivered from sin. We rose with Him in righteousness. Therefore we are justified by faith so that we can live as sons of God.
(Romans 6:3-4)
Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Therefore today, our deliverance was through believing the right doctrine. And we continue to live our Christian lives by believing every truth or doctrine of the New Covenant based on the finished work of Christ. Right believing will lead to right living.
In the book of Romans, Paul expounds on the Gospel to help the believer believe the right doctrine. In fact, the central theme of the book of Romans is justification by faith. Paul explains that the believer is made righteous through believing in Jesus. We are saved through faith in Jesus. The key is about right believing.
In the following verse, Paul says that we were once salves of sin (sinners). But how were we delivered? Not by our own efforts in keeping the law. We were delivered by obeying a doctrine from our heart.
How do you obey a doctrine? A doctrine is like a statement of faith that you belief in. Therefore, we obey a doctrine by believing in the doctrine.
(Romans 6:17-18)
But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.
In this case, Paul tells us that this is the doctrine of “justification by faith” in Christ.
(Romans 5:1-2)
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
When we believe in Christ, we are united in His death and His resurrection. We died with Him and were delivered from sin. We rose with Him in righteousness. Therefore we are justified by faith so that we can live as sons of God.
(Romans 6:3-4)
Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Therefore today, our deliverance was through believing the right doctrine. And we continue to live our Christian lives by believing every truth or doctrine of the New Covenant based on the finished work of Christ. Right believing will lead to right living.
posted by Joshua Lye @ 12:25 AM
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