“Keeping” His Commands

In case you ever wondered what it would take to walk in God’s favor and approval, your search is over. Jesus
Himself made it very clear. For about three years, He taught a new spiritual doctrine on hillsides and at dinner
tables, at weddings, funerals, and religious gatherings. If His only role in life was to offer eternal life as the
Messiah, He could have gone to the cross much earlier than He did. Instead, He modeled sonship with His
Father and encouraged us to imitate Him. He also spoke of the glories of His coming Kingdom while showing
compassion for the sick and the maimed. It appears He looked for two simple qualities in those who claimed
to be His authentic followers: the willingness to learn and then implement His teachings. In doing so, His
followers would be solely focused on the Father’s will and they would develop the character qualities of the
Lord Jesus.
This exercise is devoted to identifying many of His clearest commands and documenting how we will
personally adopt them into our value system and our decision-making.