"Christ's Universal Spiritual Command for His Disciples' Obedience; Part 4

I. The Framework of Christian Obedience: covenant union and communion or covenant love (9a-b)

II. The Foundation of Christian Obedience: The covenant faithfulness of God (9)

III. The Requirement in Christian Obedience: "love and obey," or, the indissoluble relationship between love and law (9c)

IV. The Consequences of Christian Obedience and 'Heathen Disobedience': covenant faithfulness and mercy for a thousand generations or destruction (9c-10)