Perseverance in Evangelical Obedience

Evangelical obedience is our striving toward that perfection which God expects of every Christian in conjunction with the grace of Christ which is given to them. A Christian strives toward perfection even though God knows, and we should know, that our obedience will have imperfections attendant to it. It is based upon the grace which is imparted to us by Christ, through the Holy Spirit, after we believe in Him for salvation. This obedience of the believer is their sincerely going about to keep all of the moral commandments and ethical principles of the Word of God, not in order to merit favor with God, for that has been accomplished by Christ Himself, but to glorify God from a heart which is thankful for all that Christ has done for them.