Quotes About Obedience

Christians, like slaves and soldiers, ask no questions

God seeks comrades and claims love, the Devil seeks slaves and claims obedience.

Our righteousness is in Him, and our hope depends, not upon the exercise of grace in us, but upon the fullness of grace and love in Him, and upon His obedience unto death

Wicked men obey out of fear; good men, out of love.

Don't be so busy 'working' for God that you don't do what God has asked you to do.

Sophie McClellen," Clay said so grimly, it got her undivided attention. "Yes, Clay?" She was surprised she had such an obedient tone at her disposal. "If you can't keep your mouth shut, what's say we talk about what you were doing up here when I told you to stay in the house and rest!" He'd started out whispering, but by the time he was done, he'd built to a roar.

An inch from his ear, Kevin hissed, "Hide." Not a word from Andy, not a question. Nothing but instant obedience. It made a big brother both mighty proud and sad. A shame the kid had learned such ugly lessons. Silence, fear, danger, death. Stay hidden. Move, move, move. Ugly lessons they'd all learned well.

I am a soldier in my father's army.

No one disobeyed his commands. He could silence the devil with a whisper.

Although a firm swat could bring a recalcitrant child swiftly into line, the changes were usually external, lasting only as long as the swatter remained in view.

It is for each of us freely to choose whom we shall serve, and find in that obedience our freedom.

Women are like dogs really. They love like dogs, a little insistently. And they like to fetch and carry and come back wistfully after hard words, and learn rather easily to carry a basket.

Nine years ago I had made my solemn promise before the old archbishop to love God and love my neighbors. Now the enormity of my vow overshadowed me. I didn't care for poverty or renunciation. Obedience rankled me most of all. But it was the commandment to love that held me in its grip.

We cannot even imagine all that God has suffered us not to do, not to be.

I desire to think, speak, and do only what Thou willest. Lord, without Thee I can do nothing; with Thee I can do all." E. B. PUSEY.

Till society is very differently constituted, parents, I fear, will still insist on being obeyed because they will be obeyed, and constantly endeavor to settle that power on a divine right which will not bear the investigation of reason.

A lion does not take orders from sheep.

Go, for they call you, Shepherd, from the hill.

Hadn't Jefferson written, "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God?" Hadn't he also written, "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants?

Though Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, yet not from the command of it

A Christian makes his body a sacrifice to God, though he does not give it to be burned.

All obedience begins in the affections, and nothing in religion is done right, that is not done there first.

God's servants must think nothing below them but sin.

Those that will not regard good ministers' preaching cannot expect any benefit by their praying. If you will not hear us when we speak from God to you, God will not hear us when we speak to him for you.