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Saved By The Lord - And Obedient To Him

Exodus 18:1-20:26
The Word of God tells us what God has done for His people: “the Lord saved them” (Exodus 18:8). The Word of God teaches us that being saved by the Lord places us under responsibility to be obedient to Him (Exodus 19:4-5). the vital connection between salvation and obedience is brought out clearly in the giving of the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-17). Before speaking to His people about what they must do if they are to live as His obedient people, God reminds them of what He has done for them: “I am the Lord your God who brought you out of slavery in Egypt” (Exodus 20:2). We must never forget how much the Lord has done for us. If we lose sight of His love, His grace and His mercy, so wonderfully revealed to us in our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, our ‘obedience’ will be nothing but legalism. Real obedience comes from real salvation. It comes to us from the God of our salvation.

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