Faith & Reason Nexus

Patriarchal Obedience

• Faith
• Repentance
• Obedience
• Examples:
  • Adam & Eve (Forbidden fruit – Gen. 2:17)
  • Cain & Abel (Murder – Gen. 4)
  • Noah (Ark – Gen. 6:14-22)
  • Enoch (Gen. 5:24)
  • Abraham (Sacrifice of Isaac – Gen. 22:2)
  • Joseph (Gen. 37-50)
• Answer: Obedience to whatever God commanded under the Patriarchal Dispensation
• Examples:
  • Animal sacrifices
  • Not to murder

Mosaical Obedience

• Faith
• Repentance
• Obedience
• Examples:
  • Moses (Smite the rock – Num. 20:3-12)
  • Nadab & Abihu (Strange fire – Lev. 10:1-2)
  • Uzzah (Hand on the ark – 2 Sam. 6:6-7)
  • Saul (1 Sam. 15:22)
  • David (Psalm 51)
  • Solomon (Eccl. 12:13)
  • Thief on the cross (Luke 23:43)
• Answer: Obedience to whatever God commanded under the Mosaical Dispensation
• Examples:
  • Animal sacrifices
  • Keep the Sabbath and feast days

Christian Obedience

• Faith
• Repentance
• Obedience
• Examples:
  • Pentecost (Acts 2)
  • Ananias & Sapphira (Acts 5)
  • Simon, the sorcerer (Acts 8)
  • Philip & the Eunuch (Acts 8)
  • Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9, 22, 26)
  • Cornelius (Acts 10)
  • Lydia (Acts 16)
  • Philippian Jailor (Acts 16)
• Answer: Obedience to whatever God commanded under the Christian Dispensation
• Examples:
  • Confession of Christ, baptism, Lord’s Supper, singing, giving, attending worship, study, evangelism.