Editing Jesus Christians (section)

=== Obedience to Jesus ===
The Jesus Christians believe that the practical application in ones life of the teachings of Jesus is fundamental.

They base this on Jesus' words from the gospels such as from John 8:31:
"So Jesus said to the Jews who believed in him, "If you continue to obey my teaching, you are truly my followers..."

John 14:15-23: 
"If you love me, you will obey my commandments... Whoever knows and obeys my commandments is the person who loves me. Those who love me will have my Father's love, and I, too, will love them and show myself to them." 

Matthew 7:21-27: 
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord!' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the person who does what my Father in heaven wants... Therefore, everyone who hears what I say and obeys it will be like a wise person who built a house on rock. Rain poured, and floods came. Winds blew and beat against that house. But it did not collapse, because its foundation was on rock.

"Everyone who hears what I say but doesn't obey it will be like a foolish person who built a house on sand. Rain poured, and floods came. Winds blew and struck that house. It collapsed, and the result was a total disaster" (from Matthew 7:21-27).