12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief*, in departing from the living God. 13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called Today; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. 14 For we are made partakers of Christ, IF we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end; 15 While it is said, Today if you will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation. 16 For some, when they had heard, did provoke: nevertheless not all that came out of Egypt by Moses. 17 But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcasses fell in the wilderness? 18 And to whom swore he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not (were disobedient)**? 19 So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief*.
* G544 (verb) - apeitheō
- not to allow one's self to be persuaded
- to refuse or withhold belief
- to refuse belief and obedience
- not to comply with
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/Lexicon/Lexicon.cfm?strongs=G570&t=KJV
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.
Keeping the commandments of God, that is serving God rather than serving sin.
1 John 2:3-6
3 Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. 4 He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. 6 He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.
1 Corinthians 7:19
Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
Romans 6:16-18
16 Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? 17 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. 18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.
John 14:15
If you love me, keep my commandments.
NB: Jesus did not say, "I kept my commandments for you so you could do nothing or so you can sin and not die like the serpent told Eve that she could."
1 John 3:4
Whosoever commits sin transgresses also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
No one is saved to be a transgressor of the law or a "worker of iniquity".
Matthew 7:23
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity.
Luke 13:27
But he shall say, I tell you, I know not where you are from; depart from me, all you workers of iniquity.
Bible search for "worker of iniquity":
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Luke 6:46-49
46 “But why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say? 47 Whoever comes to me, and hears my sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: 48 He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock. 49 But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.”
- unfaithfulness, faithless
- want of faith, unbelief
- weakness of faith
Disobedience is Unbelief
1 John 5:3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.
Keeping the commandments of God, that is serving God rather than serving sin.
1 John 2:3-6
3 Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. 4 He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. 6 He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.
1 Corinthians 7:19
Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
Romans 6:16-18
16 Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? 17 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. 18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.
John 14:15
If you love me, keep my commandments.
NB: Jesus did not say, "I kept my commandments for you so you could do nothing or so you can sin and not die like the serpent told Eve that she could."
1 John 3:4
Whosoever commits sin transgresses also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
No one is saved to be a transgressor of the law or a "worker of iniquity".
Matthew 7:23
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity.
Luke 13:27
But he shall say, I tell you, I know not where you are from; depart from me, all you workers of iniquity.
Bible search for "worker of iniquity":
https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=worker+of+iniquity&qs_version=KJV
Luke 6:46-49
46 “But why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say? 47 Whoever comes to me, and hears my sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: 48 He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock. 49 But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.”
John 3:36
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
See also:
The Essence of Faith
1 Peter 2:7-10
7 Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected as become the chief cornerstone,” 8 and “a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.”They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed. 9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
See also:
The Essence of Faith
