Obedience.

13. Obedience.

"Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law." - 1 John 3:4

Notice, again, that it is our choice. We are grateful for those "whosoever's" that serve the Lord! But there are also the "whosoever's" who do not serve the Lord. Nevertheless, the right of choice is extended to each and every person. We thank God for those who have chosen to yield their bodies as a living sacrifice to God. Those that are serving. But they are doing so out of their own free will that God has given them. In 1 John 3:6 we have the same thing:

"Whosoever abideth in Him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen Him, neither know Him."

Notice the choice.  "Whosoever abideth in him."  If you abide in Him, you are not sinning when you are yielding yourself a living sacrifice unto God, which is our reasonable service (Romans 12:1-2).  It is God's will that we live that kind of Christian life, but not always does the Christian yield to God's will.  God never imposes His will by taking away the free will that He has graciously given to every person.  As we said, God desires His Children to serve Him out of love "because He first loved us."