Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has,
more will be given, and from the one who has not,
even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.
—Luke 8:18—
God seeks our loving obedience, but He’s not a taskmaster who simply barks out orders demanding that we’re then expected to mindlessly follow. If anything, Christianity is a thinking person’s religion because “faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ” (Romans 10:17; and also read Romans 1:5 / 16:26 concerning the obedience of faith).
“Let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves” (James 1:19–22).
As Jesus said, when asked about his family wanting his attention:
“Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother” (Matthew 12:48–50).
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