Quotes About Obedience

there is a profound difference between doing things for God and doing what God tells us to do.

Never refer to a large dog as a friend - he is in custody and he knows it.

If God, who loves us, has given us an instruction manual, and we ignore the instructions, we have no right to complain because we are miserable and hurt. I don't know about you, but I'm tired of Christians who sow their wild oats and pray for a crop failure.

I want to learn everything I can from Him, be under His lordship, submit to all His ways, abide with Him at all times and give Him glory from every part of my life.

Paul says that in order to prove the will of God in our lives, we must become like Isaac. We must totally surrender ourselves to God, yielding to His purpose regardless of what it may be. Absolute abandon to God is the foundation in knowing His will.

God's covenant with Israel, known as "the Old Testament" or "Old Covenant," called upon the people to do their part. God repeatedly told them that if they would fulfill their end of the covenant, they would be blessed, and if they didn't, they would experience all kind of curses.

Submission: What is it? The prefix "sub" means "under." The root word is "mission." Therefore the meaning of submission is to be under the mission.

Thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head.

So in this chapter, God threatened to kill everyone twice, but settled for killing 14,959 in three separate killing events. But don't complain about it or he'll kill you, too.

The study of political philosophy has always revolved around such questions as "Why should I obey the law?" "What is a citizen and how should he or she be educated?" "Who is a lawgiver?" "What is the relation between freedom and authority?" "How should politics and theology be related?" and perhaps a few of others.

Kai looked after him, saddened. Why couldn't Aidan understand? Brian has virtually begged for his punishment. The maintenance of a household demanded order— his father had said so a thousand times. Such a savage thing would never happen to Aidan, who was obedient and polite. Never. Why couldn't he see that? Why couldn't he play? It was disturbing, and confusing, and just a bit irritating to be so dependent on the availability of a slave.

The Empress expects obedience of her servants, and demands loyalty.' 'Any reasonable ruler would have the expectation and the demand the other way round.

Peoples will be as before, the sheep sent to the slaughterhouses or to the meadows as it pleases the shepherds.

I do know this... I seem to reach a lot of previously unchurched people. So many people have told me they never went to church until they heard our message of hope that God is a good God who desires to bless those who are faithful and obedient to Him through Jesus Christ.

How far do you go in following orders? So many people use it as an excuse, right? 'I was following orders.' But what does that mean?

A falta de educação, a ignorância, a simplicidade de espírito, a franqueza aliam-se em geral à ingenuidade. A curiosidade, a sutileza, o saber acarretam a malícia. A humildade, o temor, a obediência, a bondade elevada até a fraqueza e que constitui o alicerce sobre o qual assenta a conservação da sociedade humana, são peculiares a uma alma vazia, dócil, e presumindo pouco de si.

We owe subjection and obedience to all our kings, whether good or bad, alike, for that has respect unto their office; but as to esteem and affection, these are only due to their virtue.

En cuanto al mandar, que parece tan fácil y hacedero, si se considera la debilidad del juicio humano y la dificultad de elección entre las cosas nuevas o dudosas, yo creo que es mucho más cómodo y más grato el obedecer que el conducir, y que constituye un reposo grande para el espíritu el no tener que seguir más que una ruta trazada de antemano, y el no tener tampoco que responder de nadie, más que de sí mismo:

Devant la justice du souverain toutes les voix doivent se taire.

The choice not to forgive is a choice whether or not to be obedient to what God has told you to do. Your unforgiveness is not an issue between you and the person who hurt you; it's between you and God.

We are told, "You're a good boy," or "You're a good girl," when we do what Mom and Dad want us to do. When we don't, we are "a bad girl" or "a bad boy." When we went against the rules we were punished; when we went along with the rules we got a reward. We were punished many times a day, and we were also rewarded many times a day. Soon we became afraid of being punished and also afraid of not receiving the reward.

I will withhold death from you as long as you obey my one command. Bow down to no one. Worship no one. Not even me. Do you understand?

Obedient to constraint, I was compelled to submit

If he invited her to come, then come she would, and offer him up her life.