Quotes About Obedience

One of the saddest statements in the Bible is when Jesus said, "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven. . . . Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not . . . done many wonders in Your name?' And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!' " (Matthew 7:21–23).

Everything we do should glorify God!

Are you willing to follow [Christ] with a disciplined mind and tongue?

Submission . . . involves getting rid of everything which hinders God's control over our lives.

There is only one passion that can help us control the many other passions that plague us; that is the passion to know and obey God. When we get out of touch with Christ, we begin touching the things of the world, trying to fill the void that human flesh craves.

We glorify God by living lives that honor Him.

Not everyone Jesus tried to turn back from the brink of destruction responded—nor will they with us.

We can be convicted of sin—we can pray and confess our sin—we can repent—but the real test is our willingness to obey.

God never leads us to do anything that is contrary to His Word. But the opposite is also true: God always leads us to do everything that is in agreement with His Word.

Oh God, if You want me to preach, I will do it.

A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to their parents will no have true respect from anyone

When our faith becomes nothing more than a series of rules and regulations, joy flees and our love for Christ grows cold.

Faith implies four things: self-renunciation, reliance with utter confidence on Christ, obedience, and a changed life.

Jesus taught that there is an eternal destiny for each individual—either heaven or hell (John 5:25–29). The eternal destiny of each individual depends on a decision made in this life (Luke 16:19–31)—to be followed by a life of obedience.

It is the absence of the knowledge of God and man's refusal to obey Him that lie at the root of every problem which besets us.

It is no accident that the words discipline and disciple resemble each other in the English language. The most common word in the Gospels for a Christian is disciple.

If we believe in what God made and what God said, we will believe in the One whom God sent.

One of the worst things we can do is allow our children to grow up thinking they don't need to keep any rules. A spoiled child becomes a spoiled adult.

Every law that God has given has been for man's benefit. If man breaks it, he is not only rebelling against God; he is hurting himself.

Oh God, if You want me to serve You, I will. I'll be what You want me to be. I'll go where You want me to go.

God is sending forth His message of love, but you must tune in. You must be willing to listen and to receive His message and then to obey it.

Children must be taught obedience just as much as they need to be taught to read and write.

Nowhere do the Scriptures tell us to seek results, nor do the Scriptures rebuke evangelists if the results are meager.

When God speaks to us, He should have our full attention.