Obedience to God can only happen “of faith”. If we are not in “the faith” we will not be able to obey God. But how do we know whether or not we are in “the faith”?
“...through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.” (Romans 1:5-6)
Let’s look at one of the most powerful explanations of the gospel and how it impacts those who receive it!
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” (Romans 1:16-17)