ONLY THE OBEDIENT BELIEVE. A concrete commandment has to be obeyed in order to come to believe.
The first step is crucial. It is qualitatively different from all others that follow. The first step of obedience has to lead Peter away from his nets and out of the boat; it has to lead the young man away from his wealth.
As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the sea for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them, Follow me and I will make you fish for people. “And immediately they left their nets and followed him. Mark 1:16-18
Why is the first step “qualitatively different from all others that follow”?
O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Loin, our Maker! For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. 0 that today you would listen to his voice! Psalm 9 5:6-7
