Quotes About Obedience

The authority of God's Word is not an arbitrary, external authority. It is a wooing and conquering authority. Scripture's authority does not demand blind obedience, rather a subjection that spells redemption, a subjection to Christ whereby he is never out of view in which acceptance occurs with joy and willingness.

The well-being of a man is that everyone be his slave.

Men are sheep. Which is why armies and wars are possible. They die victims of their stupid docility.

I have noticed that the bravest are the ones most lacking in imagination and sensitivity. This is understandable. If life had not already accustomed the men in the front lines to resignation and the passive obedience of the humble, they would run away. And if those defending the front were highly strung intellectuals, the war would soon become impossible.

The Church needs a firm hierarchy and is forced to distrust such of her underlings as show a tendency to become too holy.

I don't even know if we have a broom closet, Mrs. Levin," said Tasha. "Tasha, honestly! In this world, to be overly literal is a profound weakness. It doesn't have to be a broom closet. Just put her somewhere out of the way until I get there. It could be a basement. It could be the roof. It could be a neglected cubicle. The location of your motherfucking choosing!" Embeth hung up the phone. This girl was hopeless.

That fool of a fairy Lucinda did not intend to lay a curse on me. She meant to bestow a gift. When I cried inconsolably through my first hour of life, my tears were her inspiration. Shaking her head sympathetically at Mother, the fairy touched my nose. "My gift is obedience. Ella will always be obedient. Now stop crying, child." I stopped.

All persons who are enthusiastic that they should transcend the other animals ought to strive with the utmost effort not to pass through a life of silence, like cattle, which nature has fashioned to be prone and obedient to their stomachs.

Obedience is required conformity. Responsibility is voluntary conformity. Obedience is submission to a person. Responsibility is submission to a principle.

we can use marriage for the same purpose—to grow in our service, obedience, character, pursuit, and love of God.

I cannot promise you that if you respond with a blessing when you're hurt or wounded, your husband will change. I cannot promise you a life of happiness and personal fulfill-ment, but I can promise you that you are living according to your purpose and calling as a Christian; you are obeying the will of God and there is peace in obedience.

If we are seeking glory, honor, and immortality before God, the road to get there is daily and quiet persistence, faithfulness, and obedience.

The person who understands the evil in his own heart is the only person who is useful, fruitful, and solid in his beliefs and obedience. Others only delude themselves and thus upset families, churches, and all other relationships. In their self-pride and judgment of others, they show great inconsistency.

Never look to other couples to measure your worth; look to God to fulfill your call. Don't compare yourself with other couples to measure your happiness; compare your obedience with God's design on your life to measure your faithfulness.

What if exercise and discipline in eating isn't as much about physical health as about honoring the God who made us?

It is in these dark, intense, and lonely times that ascetics' souls awaken. I think that anyone who has been stretched in ministry knows that the real battle was fought at Gethsemane, not Calvary. To be sure, only Calvary provided payment for our sins and thus was absolutely necessary, but Gethsemane was the real spiritual battleground where Jesus made the final decision to be obedient. In a wrenching, courageous act of self-denial, Jesus proved the mettle of his faith.

I've found that obedience to God creates quiet fulfillment in the present. There is a spiritual satisfaction that comes even in the midst of our trials. It is a demeanor that may not be as "showy" as gleeful happiness, but it is much less subject to moods and makes for much more permanent a disposition.

Discipline. It means doing what you have to do when you need to do it, whether you want to or not.

Una orden es un acto de agresión; un deseo es un acto de sumisión

As long as you are following God's will, friend Kline. But even God sometimes becomes impatient. You know the story of Jonah, friend Kline? How many whales do you suppose God will deign send to swallow you? When does God run out of whales?

Uriel looked back up from where he came and muttered, "Now that is a deep pit." "You came back for me," Noah blubbered, barely able to speak. Uriel smiled with a big grin. "You know Elohim. He hounds you until you freely obey." He had that hint of irony that Noah had learned to love so dearly. Noah burst out laughing in tears. Uriel could see that Noah was a new man. He shared the laugh with Noah, helped his weak companion to his feet, and embraced him.

My lord!" she exclaimed and began to kiss his feet. He pulled away from her, bent down, and out of earshot of his men, he whispered, "It is I who should be kissing your feet, for Yahweh has spoken to me through you when I would not listen to him in any other way. Go, my sister. Return to your husband and know that I will pray that he will be broken and repent of his mistreatment of such an excellent wife that he does not deserve.

Judah is a lion's cub; he crouched as a lion and as a lioness; The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes. And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples." And then Sheshai said, "Lion and scepter. The kingly seed we seek is the line of Judah within Israel." Talmai said, "One out of twelve tribes. But that is still not as specific as we require.

Only in the boundaries of a loving Creator can humanity be free. Is a fish out of the water free? Is a bird out of the sky free? Only in fulfilling our god-given purpose can mankind experience the liberty of obedience. Disobedience is not enlightenment, it is pure blindness; it is not freedom, it is slavery.