Quotes About Authority

Ultimately what rules in a discipline today is the social pressure of the best professional opinion, and that changes.

voice. It cannot be stressed too much that the permanent address at which the word of God may be found is the Bible.     More

The "Western" segment of the church today lives in a bubble of historical illusion about the meaning of discipleship and the gospel. We are dominated by the essentially Enlightenment values that rule American culture: pursuit of happiness, unrestricted freedom of choice, disdain of authority.

It is setting aside our own ideas as supreme and our own will as ultimate, freeing us from the burden of having our own way and of being all-wise in our own eyes.

God's own "kingdom," or "rule," is the range of his effective will, where what he wants done is done.

God's own "kingdom," or "rule," is the range of his effective will, where what he wants done is done. The person of God himself and the action of his will are the organizing principles of his kingdom, but everything that obeys those principles, whether by nature or by choice, is within his kingdom.

Our "kingdom" is simply the range of our effective will. Whatever we genuinely have the say over is in our kingdom.

The spirit and the manner of the Chief Shepherd should be the one adopted by the undershepherds.

Mark 12 lists every dimension under the governance of Jesus' love.

Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back.

The missing note in evangelical life today is not in the first instance spirituality but rather obedience. We have generated a variety of religion to which obedience is not regarded as essential.

Secularism—itself always posing as knowledge, usually by striving to associate itself with "science" and "research"—justifies itself in determining political and legal processes and outcomes by stepping outside what is regarded as religion.

we demean God by considering him a cosmic boss who orders humans around

To manipulate, drive or manage people is not the same thing as to lead them. To

God wants us to participate in the governance of his kingdom.

Satan can do nothing about God's unshakable kingdom directly, but only indirectly through human infirmity and rebellion.

orthodox claim of scriptural inerrancy and reliability.

T]he translators were united in their commitment to the authority and infallibility of the bible as God's Word in written form.

Nobody tells you what you can and can't do.

Anyone who said power was not addictive had never really experienced it.

Dr. Jacobus, I am walking out your doors right now. I need clothes. I am going to Vatican City. One does not go to Vatican City with ones ass hanging out. Do I make myself clear?

Who will guard the guards ? If we're the guards of society, then who will watch us and make sure that we're not dangerous?

Ah, yes Langdon said with a knowing smile. Who better than a bunch of celibate octogeneraians to tell the world how to have sex? Sinskey was liking the professor more and more every second.

I've learned to expect the worst from people who hold power.