Third Answer 55
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55.What problem is associated with obedience to God?
Obedience to God in the inner being of the believer is more of a problem with self-will than it is with the bondages of sin.
In the process of sanctification, the Holy Spirit leads us to put to death the deeds of the flesh—lust, murder, covetousness, idolatry, occult practices, stealing, lying, and all the other manifestations of the nature of evil, unclean spirits.
Obedience, on the other hand, has more to do with our desire to be ourselves, to be noticed, to succeed, to receive honor, to achieve, to have our own way.