We try, in all this, to get God to be satisfied with something less than perfect obedience. The very attempt is sinful, and it never, never prospers. We must learn obedience, and that obedience is primary in the child of God's life. The key to a successful and happy life lies in the possession of true obedience. To be without it is to die, but to practice it leads to a life that is free from want and care and fear.
Disobedience is certain death while obedience from the heart is eternal life.
There are three things that we must know in order to practice Biblical obedience. The first is that we must know, and be personally convinced, that no one is obedient in himself. We are all born children of disobedience. Unless a person believes that, he will never apply himself to the learning of obedience for he thinks he has it already. Secondly, we must see in our Lord Jesus Christ amazing, perfect obedience.