[b]Rider4Christ wrote:[/b] [quote]Obedience to his word is loving God. that just about covers everything :)[/quote] Our obedience is A [b]RESULT[/b] of our love for God, [b]NOT[/b] our love it\'s self. We obey Him because We love Him!! To love him with all that we are is the first and greatest commandment; keaping all of other commandments comes are as a result of this love!! Matt 22:35-38 35 Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, 36 \"Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?\" 37 Jesus said to him,\" \'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.\' 38 \"This is the first and great commandment. (NKJ)