"And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."  (Jos 24:15)

The first part of this article on obedience has moved to our Biblical-Law.net site, but you can still read part 2 here:

On Obedience In the Biblical Family Part 2