Bible values for children
Listen, learn and do what is right.
Listening to God and doing what is right.
Following God is not the same as doing whatever any person tells us.
Put it into practice
What does obedience to god look like?
Obedience to God means learning what God teaches and putting it into practice. We can read the Bible with trusted adults, ask questions and choose loving, truthful actions. Following God is not the same as doing whatever any person tells us.
If someone tells you to hide a hurtful action, you can refuse and tell a safe adult. Truth and care matter more than keeping an unsafe secret.
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How can asking a question help you make a good choice?
Stories that show obedience to god
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The Apostles Are Freed and Stand before the Council
Acts 5:17–42
The apostles continued speaking about Jesus when the council ordered them to stop. They said their responsibility to God came first.
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But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
A little context
Acts 5:29 belongs to a conflict about the apostles' teaching. It does not give every personal wish divine authority or require unquestioning obedience to human leaders.
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