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Obedience to Christ's commandments is indeed an expression of love, not blind submission. But it is real obedience, real submission. It's really saying "You are God not I, and you make the rules."

Jesus said, "Ἐὰν ἀγαπᾶτέ με, τὰς ἐντολὰς τὰς ἐμὰς τηρήσετε" ("If you love me, you will keep my commandments" - John 14:15). Sin, which results from *disobedience*, separates us from God, necessitating Christ’s obedience and then death for our salvation. The whole salvific arc originates with the Creator givjng commands which are to be obeyed.

Cherry-picking beliefs ignores the full message of Scripture, which calls us to repent and change our behavior.

OBEY, verb transitive [Latin obedio; Gr.]

1. To comply with the commands, orders or instructions of a superior, or with the requirements of law, moral, political or municipal; to do that which is commanded or required, or to forbear doing that which is prohibited.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord. Ephesians 6:1.

Servants, obey in all things your masters. Colossians 3:20.

He who has learned to obey will know how to command.

2. To submit to the government of; to be ruled by.

All Israel obeyed Song of Solomon 1:1Chron. 29. Daniel 7:27.

3. To submit to the direction or control of. Seamen say, the ship will not obey the helm.

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Romans 6:12. James 3:3.

4. To yield to the impulse, power or operation of; as, to obey stimulus.

Relentless time, destroying power, whom stone and brass obey

Grateful for a clean(ish) pond I can do a morning ice bath in. Although it feels way worse than last winter--I softened up over the summer apparently.

Some of Christ's commands are in direct opposition to the human concience and reason. Obedience is key to progressive sanctification.

Love your enemies.

Just to be clear, I wasn't arguing with you. I was fleshing out the skeleton you built. Which was a totally fine and accurate skeleton.