Obey Jesus: the seven commands for every disciple

7 Commandments Jesus Gave From the Gospels

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What commandments did Jesus give us?

The discussion questions are slightly different from traditional Bible studies in that they emphasize the application of the scripture to your life today. Many of the questions are designed to be a springboard to further discussion and there is often no truly right or wrong answer. In response to your requests, these studies are in Adobe PDF format, so they can easily be printed out.

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Jesus tells us to do them. Jesus said "If you love me, you will keep my commandments" John Our love for Him is reflected in our obedience to Him.

If you love Jesus then you will try your hardest to obey His commands. Obedience in God tells us if we truly love Jesus or not. In these seven commandments we will prove our love for Jesus by following and teaching others to do the same.

Disciples: Follow Christ & Make Disciples

There are more than seven commandments that are found in the Bible. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.

By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. We call this three chapter long sermon the Sermon of the Mount; and it is in Matthew From this passage we can actually see the teachings of Christ on the basics for all believers, all followers, and all disciples. First Jesus explains what it means to be saved. He used His very first words in public ministry Mt. Then Christ ends the sermon with those stern warnings that a decision is not enough, saying all the right things without a life-transformation is deadly.

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So the first element disciples need to know, understand, and be taught is what it really means to be saved:. Basic-2 is God's Word: Next, in the Sermon on the Mount Jesus explains to His disciples the vital place that the Word of God has in the life of a disciple for: Then Jesus showed the way we are to use God's Word as our weapon in spiritual warfare. Starting in Matthew 5: Jesus then goes on to explain how central prayer is to be in the life of a believer 6: He explains the role of fasting, since He later ties that to prayer 6: Finally Jesus ties together self examination and confrontation 7: Jesus ties together surrender to His will, and consecration to holiness twice.

Then in one verse 6: Basic-5 is the Work of the Spirit: They are still the framework for us today.

What is the process that we are to follow, that they followed? That is what we find in the rest of the New Testament.

Throughout all the centuries since the Great Commission, we have had the Scripture record of what Christ did in the Four Gospels; and we have had the explanation by those closest to Him, and sent by Him, actually doing and recording what they did in obedience to His call. So, the simple lessons we see that Christ gave, and we are to pass on are lessons about: I actually teach these as seven simple sessions with any believer wanting to get started in the right direction. Mar 30, Passage: If you just read and note the descriptions as you proceed through the books of the New Testament, you would assemble a list of the: Here is a brief summary that may surprise you.

Let me give you the top seven in reverse order: Please join me listening again to Him challenging them and now us with these wonderful words:

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