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Canon Press. Like a Gilatinous pudding, Monday, August 5th, 2019 by Douglas Wilson. Introduction

In the New Testament, obedience is a good word. Also in the New Testament, works is not, unless it is

modified with a word like good. We are called to good works, Titus 27.

But we are not saved by works, Ephesians 2, 8 through 9.

By way of contrast, sinners do not obey the truth, Romans 28.

The Lord is the author of eternal salvation for all who obey him, Hebrews 5-9.

All nations are summoned to the obedience of faith, Romans 1.

Obedience is under righteousness,

Romans 6, 16.

Every thought is to be brought to the obedience of Christ, 2 Corinthians 10-5.

God gives the Holy Spirit to those who obey Him,

Acts 532.

And of course, obedience is an evil thing when it is rendered to the wrong master,

Romans 612, which should be obvious enough.

But the bottom line is that simple words obey and obedience should not set off alarm bells for people who read their Bibles.

But there are many professing Christians today who are functional antinomians, and any talk of obedience

as a good and necessary thing in the Christian life sets them off.

They start yammering about grace as though grace were nothing more than a

gelatinous pudding and they declare that they are teachers of the Westminster

confession understanding neither what they say nor whereof they affirm

1st Timothy 1-7 where does this matter it actually matters everywhere

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