951A: To Obey Is Better
To obey is better than sacrifice. God wants men and women of honesty, integrity and principle. He wants men and women who will simply take the Word for what it is, The Word of God, and refuse to bend it, twist it, avoid it, or ignore it in the name of faith. God is not fooled by our frenzied activity or our empty works. Teaching, serving, working, even witnessing doesn't gloss over what God's looking for - a pure heart. God appreciates our sacrifice of time or energy, but "to obey is better."