Through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles in behalf of His name, among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ.
Romans 1:5-6
As Christians we often assume a position concerning obedience of faith, to either one extreme or the other. We will either anoint the two terms as inseparable, or forever separated, neither of which does justice to the text. They should not be separated in fear of one negating the other, as with faith, and works, nor should they be considered inseparable, as God’s grace is a passive outpouring of blessing, void of all human involvement. Rather, obedience and faith provide balance in the cause of Christ. The initiation of our salvation is by grace alone, and through faith alone, which are indeed passive for us, yet we do not remain so. Our Christian lives in sanctification are perpetual, constantly moving in response to God’s will.
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