Quotes About Obedience

Magellan served at the pleasure of his Castilian captains, rather than the other way around.

The only choice left to them was a slavish adherence to Magellan's authority, even if it led over the edge of the world. There were two important exceptions to the general clemency:

spare his own life by beheading his master.

They replied that their only advice was that they were willing to do as he commanded. Magellan .

God leads you to it and takes you through it.

Rules existed for a reason: if you followed them, you would succeed; if you didn't, you might burn the world to the ground.

Rules existed for a reason: if you followed them, you would succeed;

She had been brought up to follow rules, to believe that the proper functioning of the world depended upon her compliance, and follow them—and believe—she did.

Siyasî hürriyet dedikleri ferdin devlete ve kanunlara teslimiyetinden ibaret.

Exercise, Discipline, then Affection.

If you give only 80 percent leadership, your dog will give you 80 percent following. And the other 20 percent of the time he will run the show. If you give your dog any opportunity for him to lead you, he will take it.

But just because a person goes to Harvard doesn't mean he's balanced when he graduates, and just because a dog knows how to obey doesn't mean he's balanced, either.

but kept their eyes straight ahead. The Gestapo captain

A dispensation is a period of time during which man is tested in respect of obedience to some specific revelation of the will of God.

It is time for us Christians to face up to our responsibility for holiness. Too often we say we are "defeated" by this or that sin. No, we are not defeated; we are simply disobedient. It might be well if we stopped using the terms "victory" and "defeat" to describe our progress in holiness. Rather we should use the terms "obedience" and "disobedience.

It is not what we do that matters, but what a sovereign God chooses to do through us. God doesn't want our success; He wants us. He doesn't demand our achievements; He demands our obedience. The Kingdom of God is a kingdom of paradox, where through the ugly defeat of a cross, a holy God is utterly glorified. Victory comes through defeat; healing through brokenness; finding self through losing self.

I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.

There is no nation so powerful, as the one that obeys its laws not from principals of fear or reason, but from passion.

Then tell Wind and Fire where to stop," returned madame; "but don't tell me.

La represión es la única filosofía de efectos duraderos. La gran deferencia del miedo y de la esclavitud, amigo —dijo el marqués,— conservará a los perros obedientes al látigo mientras este techo —añadió mirando al techo— nos proteja del cielo.

A faithful dependent, I overlook his folly.

God's blessing is often dependent on our obedience.

Our tendency today is to assume that we can eliminate the authority of husband over wife and yet retain the authority of husband-wife over the children. The Bible is more realistic about marriage than modern man, for the truth is that in disobeying the one hierarchy we destroy the other.

Friend, it is God's responsibility to supply what you require. Your duty is to trust Him, obey Him, and keep your focus on Him—not on what you perceive is