Quotes About Obedience

The clearest way to put this is to say that Jesus thinks that following him means following the Torah. Those who follow him (and his teaching of the Torah) will be called "great" in the kingdom. Anyone who denies his teachings and teaches others not to follow him (and through him the Torah) will be called "least" in the kingdom.

Though Son of God and though entitled to provisions, Jesus didn't let his physical desires dictate decisions.

The end of the Sermon makes it clear that Jesus expects his followers to take up his words and live them out regardless of the cost. I know of no alternative. Take them or leave them, is what I say to myself.

Because they love God and others, they are willing to check their passions and will in order to do God's will, to further God's justice, and to express their longing that God act to establish his will and kingdom.

The Old Testament (OT) statement of the demand for individuals and communities to be moral comes in two primary ways—the commands to obey God's law (Ex. 19:5–6) and the mandate to follow the way of wisdom (Prov. 8:1, 22–31).

the laws of God, like the law of gravity, do not depend upon how I feel about them.

you wives, be submissive to your husbands, so that some, though they do not obey the

Being a dad is not summed up by requiring compliance or obedience; it is, at its most basic level, pointing your children to the God who has made it all OK and saves lost sinners on account of Christ.

If your father says 'Bark like a dog,' I say 'What breed, Your Honor?

You think I'm inclined to walk in on a day like today and deliberately twist his breeches? If your father says 'bark like a dog,' I say 'What breed, Your Honor?' 

Get the dogshit out of your ears, you witless corpse-fart,' growled Jean. 'Do you want to do as you're told, or do you want to kiss that pavement?' It turned out he wanted to do as he was told.

He that loves the law will get his fill of it.

Dear children, keep yourselves from idols. (1 John 5:21 NIV)

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. (John 15:9–10)

I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleanness, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. (Ezek. 36:25–27)

Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God. (1 Pet. 1:22–23)

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, "King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty's hand. But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up." (Dan. 3:16–18 NIV)

Obedience And respect must be instilled. And that is why No woman here is going to be allowed To walk all over us. Otherwise, as men We'll be disgraced. We won't deserve the name.

I didn't know the word no, because I wanted to please everybody all the time. Every kid does

To silence the Voice of God is damnation in time!

When each elder or pastor has his will aligned with the Lord's, we waste no time arguing for our own.

Say yes, babe, or I'll spill you off over the Wall next time - got it?

The most imperious masters over their own servants are at the same time the most abject slaves to the servants of others.

For such a time as this I was placed upon the earth. To hear the voice of God and do His will, whatever it is.