Quotes About Obedience

So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.

From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.

As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.

And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.

So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.

As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because he was going there on foot.

And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.

For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.

When he would not be dissuaded, we fell silent and said, “The Lordís will be done.”

After these days, we packed up and went on to Jerusalem.

Therefore do what we advise you. There are four men with us who have taken a vow.

Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law.

Then I asked, ëWhat should I do, Lord?í ëGet up and go into Damascus,í He told me. ëThere you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.í

and saw the Lord saying to me, ëHurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.í

So the commander dismissed the young man and instructed him, “Do not tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”

So the soldiers followed their orders and brought Paul by night to Antipatris.

ëBut get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.

So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.

Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.

For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.

Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

If a man who is not circumcised keeps the requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?

The one who is physically uncircumcised yet keeps the law will condemn you who, even though you have the written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker.