Advantages of Obedience
Galatians 1:15-16
But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,…


1. It adorns the gospel (Titus 2:10).

2. It evidences grace (2 Corinthians 5:17).

3. It rejoices the hearts of the ministers and people of God (3 John 1:2; 2 Thessalonians 1:19, 20).

4. It silences gainsayers (2 Peter 1:11, 12).

5. It encourages the saints, while it reproves the lukewarm (Matthew 5:16).

6. It affords peace to the subjects of it (Psalm 25:12, 13; Acts 24:16).

7. It powerfully recommends religion, as that which is both delightful and practicable (Colossians 1:10).

8. It is the forerunner and evidence of eternal glory (Romans 6:22; Revelation 22:14).

(C. Buck.)Actual obedience is the practice and exercise of the several graces and duties of Christianity.

(C. Buck.)Obedience is the performance of the commands of a superior.

(C. Buck.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,

WEB: But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me through his grace,




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