God Through the Gospel of His son Jesus Christ offers two options:
1. to obey, eternal salvation
Hebrews 5:9. And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
ollie,
Good verse, the HIM in verse 9, refers to God the Father, it isn't evident in verse 9, when taken by it self, but notice the context of verse 9, in the passage;
Heb 5
5:1 For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:
2 Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.
3 And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.
4 And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.
5 So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.
6 As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
7 Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
8 Though he were a Son, yet learned
he obedience by the things which he suffered;9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
10 Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.
Note the preceding verse 8, Jesus as the Son of God learned
obedience, and by it became perfect and the author of eternal life.
Jesus, alwasy taught that His words were not his own, but His fathers, who commanded Him what to speak (see Deut 18:15-19), and so he nsays at:
Jhn 12
44 ........
He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.45
And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.46
I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.47
And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.48
He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.49
For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.50
And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak. Note verse 50;
his (Gods)
commandment is life everlasting.
Obedience has to do with believing faith to the saving of the Soul. It is God who commandeth all men everywhere to repent. (Rom 17:30)
And if anyone obeys the word spoken by Jesus, believes Him who sent Him, if not, then they reject Him who sent Him.
But as it has been said many times before, man is incapable of obeying, because he cannot believe, unless it is given by God to believe Jesus.
The rest of what you have posted in the context of obedience to Gods Word defines the second option, which is not good....for the disobedient.
2. not to obey, everlasting destruction from the Lord's presence
2 Thessalonians 1:8. In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
9. Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
And I am in full agreement with this..
Blessings,
Petro
