Quotes About Authority

As Christians, we have only one authority, one compass: the Word of God.

Movie and television stars lay down the law of fashions, manners, speech, and even moral behavior. It has been proven that a movie or a television program can brainwash.

Thousands of pastors, Sunday school teachers, and Christian workers are powerless because they do not make the Word the source of their preaching or teaching.

The Bible warns [parents] against extremes in dealing with our adult children. It tells us to avoid trying to control [them] once they become adults. When children become independent, a major transition takes place: They are no longer under our authority.

If I stick to the Bible and preach the principles and the teachings of the Bible, and quote the Bible, it has an impact of its own.

The Bible stands as the supreme Constitution for all mankind, its laws applying equally to all who live under its domain, without exception or special interpretation.

Become grounded in the Bible. As Christians, we have only one authority, one compass: the Word of God.

When I quote Scripture, I know I am quoting the very Word of God.

When everyone does what is right in his own eyes, there is no possibility of order and peace.

God's Word not only gives authority to one's ministry; it provides a solid foundation for one's life.

A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to their parents will no have true respect from anyone

As the people came to a desert place to hear John the Baptist proclaim, "Thus saith the Lord," so [man] in his confusions, frustrations, and bewilderment will come to hear the minister who preaches with authority.

Has God designated any one person here on earth to speak with final authority about Him? No—the one Man who could do that lived two thousand years ago, and we crucified Him!

One of the worst things we can do is allow our children to grow up thinking they don't need to keep any rules. A spoiled child becomes a spoiled adult.

Children respect discipline. They want to be guided. It gives them a sense of belonging, a sense of security.

Every law that God has given has been for man's benefit. If man breaks it, he is not only rebelling against God; he is hurting himself.

By the 1960s the United States had a new ruling class—the teenager!

Children must be taught obedience just as much as they need to be taught to read and write.

Only God can thwart the plans of Satan and his legions.

Jesus did not dispute [Satan] . . . our Lord quoted Scripture, and that's one thing the devil can't stand! The Scripture defeats him every time.

Some may contend that the way for the Church to make the world a better place is to become like it. But whenever the Church does this, it ends up compromising its spiritual authority and losing its influence. Instead of changing the world, the world changes it.

Time is running out. The seconds are ticking away toward midnight. The human race is about to take the fatal plunge . . . Is there any authority left? Is there a path we can follow? Can we find a code book that will give us the key to our dilemmas? We do have authoritative source material. It is found in the ancient and historic Book we call the Bible.

If your heart is not attuned to God, it will become a catch basin for every device of the devil. Yes, Satan is at work in our world. The Bible is my authority.

The cross was designed to defeat Satan, who by deception had obtained squatters' rights to the title of the earth.