“Therefore thou shalt love the Lord thy God, and keep His charge, and His statues, and His judgments, and His commandments, always.” Deut. 11:1
“Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments which I command you this day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye go to possess it: And that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the Lord sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey.” Deut. 11:8-9
“And it shall come to pass, it ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the Lord your God, and to serve Him with all your heart and all your would, That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil. And I will send grass in thy field for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full. Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them; And then the Lord’s wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from of the good land which the Lord giveth you.” Deut. 11:13-17
“Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, than ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people for all the earth is mine.” Ex. 19: 5
“And say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant, Which I commanded your fathers in the day that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you; so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God: That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O Lord.” Ex. 19:5
“Now we know that God heareth not sinners; but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth His will, him He heareth.” John 9:31
“If ye love me, keep my commandments.” John 14:15
“He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me; and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.” John 14:21
“Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words; and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him and make our abode with him. He that loveth me and keepeth not my sayings; and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me.” John 14:23-24
“Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ: Not with eyeservice, as men-pleaseres; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men.” Eph. 6:5-7
“Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye multiplied more that the nations that are round about you, and have not walked in my statues, neither have kept my judgments, neither have done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you; Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.” Ez. 5:7-8