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Christian obedience is a free choice to surrender one's will to God, [6] and an act of homage. [3]Amongst the moral virtues obedience enjoys a primacy of honour. The reason is that the greater or lesser excellence of a moral virtue is determined by the greater or lesser value of the object which it qualifies one to put aside in order to give oneself to God.
What he admitted to not knowing in this area, he elsewhere declared himself not sent to reveal. In the 20th century, Hans Urs von Balthasar , relying on the concept of the "coincidence of the Person and mission of Christ", wrote that the Son of God could not have been sent on his mission without knowledge of what to do - only to be told later.
But when He said, None knoweth the Father but the Son, He added, And he to whom the Son will reveal him. But this must not be so understood as though the Son could be known by none but by the Father only; while the Father may be known not only by the Son, but also by those to whom the Son shall reveal Him.
Christ's active obedience (doing what God's law required) is usually distinguished from his passive obedience (suffering for his people), but J. Gresham Machen argues, "Every event of his life was a part of his payment for the penalty of sins, and every event of his life was a part of that glorious keeping of the law of God by which he earned ...
Matthew 11:30 My yoke is beneficial, and my burden light. and It is said of him the Lord Jesus Christ: Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered Hebrews 5:8. Acts 5:41 Kierkegaard writes about why it might not be so great to have the "distinction" of being an apostle. [18]
In the biblical narrative, God orders Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac at Moriah. As Abraham begins to comply, having bound Isaac to an altar, he is stopped by the Angel of the Lord; a ram appears and is slaughtered in Isaac's stead, as God commends Abraham's pious obedience to offer his son as a human sacrifice.
André 3000 and Erykah Badu's son, Seven Sirius Benjamin, inherited their musical talents.. The “Ms. Jackson” singer, born Andre Benjamin, dated the R&B vocalist in the '90s. During their ...
He is the "Son of David", a "king", and the Messiah. [80] [82] Luke presents Jesus as the divine-human saviour who shows compassion to the needy. [83] He is the friend of sinners and outcasts, who came to seek and save the lost. [80] This gospel includes well-known parables, such as the Good Samaritan and the Prodigal Son. [83]