#1. so you can enter into life
| "'why ask me about what is good?" Jesus replied. "only God is good. But to answer your question, you can recieve eternal life if you keep the commandments.'" |
| Matthew 19:17 (NL) |
#2. so you will be blessed
| "He replied, 'Blessed rather are thos who hear the word of God and obey it'" |
| Luke 11:28 (NIV) |
#3. so God will reveal Himself to you
| "Those who obey my commandments are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them,and I will love them. And I will reveal myself to each one of them." |
| John 14:21 (NL) |
#4. so God will live with you
| "Jesus replied, "All those who love me will do what I say. My father will love them, and we will come and live with them." |
| John 14:23 (NL) |
#5. so you can be declared right in God's sight
| "For it is not merely knowing the law that brings God's approval. Those who obey the law will be declared right in God's sight" |
| Romans 2:13 (NL) |
#6. so you can gain eternal salvation
| "In this way, God qualified him as a perfect High Priest and he become the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him." |
| Hebrews 5:9 (NL) |
#7. so you can be sure you belong to God
| "and how can we be sure that we belong to him? by obeying his commandments. If someone says 'I belong to God,' but doesn't obey God's commandments, that person is a liar and does not live in the truth. But those who obey God's word really do love him. That is the way to know whether or not we live in him." |
| 1 John 2:3-5 (NL) |
#8. so you will remain in God's love
| "when you obey me, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father and remain in his love." |
| John 15:10 (NL) |
#9. so you will recieve the helper; Holy Spirit
| "If you love me, obey my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. .." |
| John 14:15 (NL) |
#10. because of God's justice
| "In flaming fire, bringing judgement on those who don't know God and on those who refuse to obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction, forever seperated from the Lord and from his glorious power." |
| 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 (NL) |
