Tag: Bible verses about obeying God’s word

James 2:19 (NLT) 19 You say you have faith, for you believe that there is one God. Good for you! Even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror.

In our lifetimes we will come across many people who say they believe in God.

And those same people will believe in their hearts that they will enter into God’s kingdom when they depart from this earth at the time of their physical death.

In fact, you will likely encounter more people of this mindset than those who admit that they don’t know whether they will enter into heaven or not.

The sad truth is that the vast majority of those who claim to believe in God and feel confident in their eternal security in heaven will not enter in.

Why?

Jesus spoke these words about the large number of people who choose the wide, easy road in life.

Matthew 7:13-14 (LSB) 13 “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 14 For the gate is narrow and the way is constricted that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

And He also stated this:

Matthew 7:22-23 (NKJV) 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’

You see, it is one thing to say that we believe. It is yet another to obey God to prove our faith.

Yes. Obey.

Even the demons believe that there is one God. And they tremble because of this truth. But they do not obey God.

So it is with people. We can believe in God. But do we obey God?

Obeying is what sets true children of God apart from those who think they are saved but have no foundation.

These may sound like harsh and judgmental words. But look at what John wrote.

1 John 2:3 (LSB) 3 And by this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments.

John was speaking about more than just obeying the Ten Commandments”. He was referring to obeying God’s word as a whole.

This is not obedience based on rituals or rote mechanics.

It is obedience based on a sincere love for God that pricks our conscience and causes that love to make us want to obey Him, not just go through the motions.

So, we ask this question today.

Do we believe in God, or do we obey Him?

The difference between the two means life or death for eternity.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Greetings in the name of Jesus! 

We hope we can help you get the new year off to a good start by sharing God’s word with you 😊 

We have a new video for you today in which we discuss the word “believe”, and how it can mean two different things depending on how it is used. 

We also teach about the difference between simply believing and obeying, and what it means to our walk with God. 

We hope this video will help you start 2026 off on the right foot! 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

We love you all very much! 

Sincerely, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443  

401-439-3780 

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Matthew 5:43-44 (NKJV) 43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44  But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you…

Honestly, when I became a believer, this verse was hard for me.

I was raised in a home where we went to Sunday School and church services.

Sometimes there would be revival meetings. And there were VBS camps in the summertime that Mom and Dad would have us attend. Many times they would be held at our home, in our yard, etc.

But as I was growing up, these verses were definitely opposite what I was used to.

When I would hear these verses in church I’d think, “why should we have to be good to those who aren’t good to us or to others?”

When I was a child growing up, we didn’t let people get away with mistreating us. We dealt with them. It was in our blood, so to speak.

I had 6 brothers who were strong fighters, and no one messed with us.

They trained me up to take care of myself, and we just didn’t let people get away with mistreating, abusing or speaking down to us or any of our friends.

We didn’t go looking for it, but if we needed to protect, we would.

But as I grew in Christ, the Holy Spirit began to move in and through me more freely. That’s when I would get convicted at times, feeling awful if I reacted in this way toward someone that had done me wrong.

Soon I learned that it was not God’s way for me to think that I had the right to get people back for what they had done.

This is not how I was trained to think. I had to be re-taught.

I needed to let the Holy Spirit guide me and retrain me in this area.

The Holy Spirit is our Helper, and boy do we need Him at times to take those reigns and teach us right from wrong.

John 14:26 (NKJV) 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.

Our natural reactions toward a situation may not be exactly what He would like them to be.

Let Him help us.

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