Quotes About Obedience

He tells the sun, 'Don't shine,' and it doesn't; he pulls the blinds on the stars.

God uses language to create and command us.

Because a loveless world," said Jesus, "is a sightless world. If anyone loves me, he will carefully keep my word and my Father will love him — we'll move right into the neighborhood! Not loving me means not keeping my words. The message you are hearing isn't mine. It's the

I am GOD, your God, who teaches you how to live right and well. I show you what to do, where to go.

St. Paul had to deal with some of these people in the church at Thessalonica. They were saying that since God had done everything in Christ there was nothing more for them to do.

re: Matthew 7:21 - "Knowing the correct password - saying 'Master, Master', for instance - isn't going to get you anywhere with Me. What's required is serious obedience doing what my Father wills.") "This is a passage for all those who understand, as Jesus has said, that belief in Him is proved in ordinary life rather than in extraordinary practices, and that the good Shepherd whose simple garb matches his mission, stands at the center of the true Kingdom.

A margin of life is developed by Nature for all living things - including man. All life forms obey Nature's demands - except man, who has found ways of ignoring them.

Joy is not a requirement of Christian discipleship, it is a consequence. It is not what we have to acquire in order to experience life in Christ; it is what comes to us when we are walking in the way of faith and obedience.

Our faith is released as we say, pray and do the Word.

I remain your servant and I will do as you ask of me.

They don't want to be reminded that there is an authority higher than the authority of the state.

Faithfully obeying God's commandments is essential to receiving the Holy Ghost. We are reminded of this truth each week as we listen to the sacrament prayers and worthily partake of the bread and water.

Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's.

My job is to follow the law, not to make up the law that has been promulgated by the people or the people's representatives.

All the time spent idly, is spent wickedly, and is unfaithfulness to our masters.

He who allows me to rule is in fact my master.

I sedulously refrained from doing anything that would incite slaves to run away from their masters.

You have to accept the rule of law, even when it's inconvenient, if you're going to be a country that bides by the rule of law.

For the most part our leaders are merely following out in front; they do but marshal us the way that we are going.

Dominique began to regret allowing Nzinga to do everything and make decisions for her she started to yearn to do the housework herself, yearn to cook, to clean, to do a job that was more intellectually demanding her life was becoming empty of purpose other than to love Nzinga unconditionally, and, increasingly, obey her even the simplest things became a source of difficulty

what could I say to Clovis? a woman had to obey her husband in those days, Rachel divorce was shameful and only granted on the grounds of adultery, if a marriage didn't work out, it was a life sentence

también era leal, claro, pero como un capitán ante el general. Troy, como un soldado.

When it comes to raising children, I believe in give and take. I give orders and they take 'em.

If children of 5 are not taught to obey orders, sit still for 7 hours a day, respect their teacher, and raise their hands when they have to go to the bathroom, how will they learn (after 17 more years of education) to become the respectful clerks, technicians and soldiers who keep our society free, our economy strong, and such inspiring men as Richard Nixon and Deane Davis in political office.