Loyalty to God and to Christ is proven by active obedience that produces good deeds, not merely by refusing evil. Jesus says, "You are My friends if you do whatever I command you," and that obedience must be active, continuous, and in everything. Some Christians think the Christian life consists mainly in refusing to drink, commit adultery, or cheat in business, but that is only negative obedience. Christ calls us to love one another in practical ways, to pray, and to worship with other Christians, so that our lives are marked by achieved obedience resulting in good deeds. It would transform believers if, in daily Bible study and prayer, they paused to ask what practical things God would have them do to serve Him, their families, and their brethren. God's faithfulness obligates His people to respond freely with loyalty, and His law is the way of faithfulness, so His commands are to be performed as a faithful response. Because God is faithful, He wants us to be loyal to Him by doing good works and by obeying Him in other ways. Peter says that those who suffer according to God's will should commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator. Hebrews 10 adds that believers are to stir one another up to love and good works, so perseverance is a shared effort within the church. Our integrity shows in our loyal treatment of others in word and action. Such obedience is the mark of a friend of Christ rather than a slave.