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Spiritual Answers and Reasons
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The Relationship
We Have With Christ Through Obedience
The reason why it is more blessed to obey
the Word of God than to be the mother of Jesus is obvious.
Spiritual things are higher than physical things.
Spiritual relation is closer than natural relation.
Brotherhood in Christ is closer than brotherhood in the
flesh. A brother in the Spirit is dearer to us than a son
or our own mother. Obedience to God makes us one with God.
Mary was the mother of Jesus after the flesh, but God's
children enjoy such a relation after the spirit. At one
time somebody brought word to Jesus that his mother and
his brethren stood without desiring to see him. "But
he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my
mother? and who are my brethren? And he stretched forth
his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother
and my brethren! for whosoever shall do the will of my
Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and
sister, and mother." Matt. 48:50. Every one who
desires to spend life in the highest possible degree of
perfection should make a constant study of the Bible and
should carefully and diligently obey all its precepts.
Doing this will bring him into the closest possible
relationship with God and will make life the best man can
live.
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