as we confess all known sin can we aspire to a deeper commitment.
4. Encourage getting into the Bible. There are no shortcuts in the life of obedience. Our minds must be set always to seek the will of the Lord. Following the progressive discipline revealed through the Bible will result in a walk of obedience to God. We must "hunger and thirst for righteousness" (Matthew 5:6).
5. Pray with the inquirer for the fulfillment of his or her desire to obey God's will.
6. Recommend cultivating fellowship with spiritually minded Christians in a Bible-teaching church, where he or she can learn more of the will and ways of God.
Scripture
"See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse—the blessing if you obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you today; the curse if you disobey the commands of the Lord your God and turn from the way that I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known" (Deuteronomy 11:26–28, NIV).
"Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed than the fat of rams" (1 Samuel 15:22).
"Why do you call Me 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do the things which I say?" (Luke 6:46).
"If you love me, you will obey what I command. . . . Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him" (John 14:15, 21, NIV).
"But if anyone obeys his word, God's love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him" (1 John 2:5, NIV). Other suggested Scriptures: 1 Peter 2:13–16