Quotes about Obedience

Obedience is the fruit of faith. Votes: 5

Obedience is the key that opens every door. Votes: 5

Obedience is the gateway through which knowledge enters the mind." Votes: 5

Obedience of the law is demanded; not asked as a favor. Votes: 5

I don't see success as the goal. Obedience is the goal. Votes: 5

Obedience is a hard profession. Votes: 4

Obedience decks the Christian most. Votes: 4

Obedience completes itself in understanding. Votes: 4

Obedience is the path to freedom... Votes: 4

Obedience is less painful than regret. Votes: 4

Obedience is the Christian's crown. Votes: 3

Obedience is the highest practical courage. Votes: 3

Obedience shows whether you are grateful. Votes: 3

Obedience to authority saves many skins Votes: 3

Obedience is the pathway to holiness. Votes: 3

Obedience sums up our entire duty. Votes: 3

Obedience out of love is joy. Votes: 3

Obedience is a part of greatness. Votes: 3

Obedience is the road to freedom. Votes: 3

Obedience is the opener of eyes. Votes: 3

Obedience moves the hand of the Lord. Votes: 3

Obedience to Truth is obedience to Love. Votes: 3

Obedience alone gives the right to command. Votes: 3

Obedience leads to a powerful, confident life. Votes: 3

Obedience is the key to every door. Votes: 3

Obedience is your responsibility, the outcome is God's! Votes: 3

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character. Votes: 3

Obedience is yielded more readily to one who commands gently. Votes: 3

Obedience simulates subordination as fear of the police simulates honesty. Votes: 3

Obedience to Christ is the easy way, take my yoke... Votes: 3

Obedience to the word in humility of mind never confuses. Votes: 3

Obedience keeps the rules. Love knows when to break them. Votes: 3

Obedience to God will bring blessings to you and others. Votes: 3

Obedience, forgiveness, and devotion are in the blood of every victim. Votes: 3

Obedience is a foundational stepping-stone on the path of God's will. Votes: 3

Silence does not equal patriotism. Obedience is not the American way. Votes: 3

Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety. Votes: 3

Obedience isn't a lack of fear. It's just doing it scared. Votes: 3

Obedience is an act of faith; disobedience is the result of unbelief. Votes: 3

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves. Votes: 3

Mediation gives you knowledge about God. Obedience gives you knowledge of God. Votes: 3

Let us be humble and keep ourselves down: - Obedience! Humility! Detachment! Votes: 3

Obedience and resignation are our personal offerings upon the altar of duty. Votes: 3

Obedience, submission, discipline, courage--these are among the characteristics which make a man. Votes: 3

Obedience to God's will is the secret of spiritual knowledge and insight. Votes: 3

Obedience is the greatest refuge of the weak and the coward people! Votes: 3

Obedience is the burial of the will and the resurrection of humility. Votes: 3

Obedience, you know, is Good Luck's mother, wedded to Salvation, they say. Votes: 3

Any dictator would admire the uniformity and obedience of the U.S. media. Votes: 3

Obedience is a powerful spiritual medicine. It comes close to being a cure-all. Votes: 3

Obedience sets a woman apart, fills her with life, permits her to be God-blessed. Votes: 3

Obedience to public authority ought not to be based either on ignorance or stupidity. Votes: 3

Obedience to God is the pathway to the life you really want to live. Votes: 3

Obedience may have its uses, but it is no substitute for willing, uncoerced co-operation. Votes: 3

From Obedience and submission comes all our virtues, and all sin is comes from self-opinion. Votes: 3

Obedience to God is the most infallible evidence of sincere and supreme love to him. Votes: 3

Obedience to the will of God is the pathway to perpetual honor and everlasting joy. Votes: 3

Obedience to truth known, is the king's highway to that which is still beyond us. Votes: 3

Obedience is the fruit of faith; patience is the early blossom on the tree of faith. Votes: 3

Obedience is the true holocaust which we sacrifice to God on the altar of our hearts. Votes: 3

Obedience is the road to freedom, humility the road to pleasure, unity the road to personality. Votes: 3

Obedience leads to true freedom. The more we obey revealed truth, the more we become liberated. Votes: 3

The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority. Votes: 3

Obedience is the gateway through which knowledge, yes, and love, too, enter the mind of the child. Votes: 3

Obedience to the law of bread labour will bring about a silent revolution in the structure of society. Votes: 3

Obedience is an emblem of our faith in the wisdom and power of the highest authority, even God. Votes: 3

Obedience is a choice. It is a choice between our own limited knowledge & power & God's unlimited wisdom & omnipotence. Votes: 3

Obedience to the law of chastity will increase our happiness in mortality and make possible our progress in eternity. Votes: 3

Independent thinking is not encouraged in a professional Army. It is a form of mutiny. Obedience is the supreme virtue. Votes: 3

Obedience is a penance of reason, and, on that account, a sacrifice more acceptable than all corporal penances and mortifications. Votes: 3

Justice is the insurance which we have on our lives and property. Obedience is the premium which we pay for it. Votes: 3

Obedience indeed is only the pitiful and cowardly egotism of him who thinks that he can do something better than reason. Votes: 3

Obedience is the only virtue that plants the other virtues in the heart and preserves them after they have been planted. Votes: 3

Obedience is not measured by our ability to obey laws and principles, obedience is measured by our response to God’s voice. Votes: 3

Obedience . . . allows us to reach a higher and more spiritual level in life, using our agency to do the will of the Lord. Votes: 3

Obedience is not truly performed by the body of him whose heart is dissatisfied. The shell without a kernel is not fit for store. Votes: 3

Obedience is the only reality. It is faith visible, faith acting, and faith manifest. It is the test of real discipleship among the Lord's people. Votes: 3

Obedience to a confessor is the most acceptable offering which we can make to God, and the most secure way of doing the divine will. Votes: 3

Obedience to the call of Christ nearly always costs everything to two people- the one who is called, and the one who loves that one. Votes: 3

Obedience is the pathway to blessing. It's the means of protection. It's the means of joy. It's the means to finding God's best in our lives. Votes: 3

Obedience to the Lord is not only measured by how much we do for our Savior, but by how we obey Him when nobody is looking. Votes: 3

The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum.... Votes: 3

A good son obeys his father; A good student obeys his teacher;A good employee obeys his employer;Obedience lifts you to a higher position in life. Votes: 3

God is God. Because he is God, He is worthy of my trust and obedience. I will find rest nowhere but in His holy will that is unspeakably beyond my largest notions of what he is up to. Votes: 3

Through obedience learn to command. Votes: 2

The virtue of Christianity is obedience. Votes: 2

The first great law is to obey. Votes: 2

I hourly learn a doctrine of obedience. Votes: 2

I would rather obey than work miracles. Votes: 2

Obedience is the crown and honour of all virtue. Votes: 2

God's promises are all on condition of humble obedience. Votes: 2

One so small Who knowing nothing knows but to obey. Votes: 2

One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons. Votes: 2

So it has reached this pass? Obedience and fear take flight together? Votes: 2

The man who obeys is nearly always better than the man who commands. Votes: 2

He who obeys with modesty appears worthy of being some day a commander. Votes: 2

I know the power obedience has of making things easy which seem impossible. Votes: 2

When the ruler is obedient to God, God is his protector and friend. Votes: 2

Woman's happiness consists in obeying; she objects to a man who yields too much. Votes: 2

Prepare thy soul calmly to obey; such offering will be more acceptable to God than every other sacrifice. Votes: 2

Love naturally reverses the idea of obedience, and causes the struggle between any two who truly love each other to be, not who shall command, but who shall yield. Votes: 2

Never be obedient. Votes: 1

Go, send, or disobey. Votes: 1

God requires our obedience. Votes: 1

I am lost and found in You. Votes: 1

Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God. Votes: 1

To procrastinate obedience is to disobey God. Votes: 1

Today's obedience earns tomorrow's rewards!" (My original quote) Votes: 1

Subservience is degrading, even if you like it. Votes: 1

for meobedience to another is the decayof self Votes: 1

Smee, you are a supreme idjit.""Aye, Cap'n. Votes: 1

A model is an actor without a voice. Votes: 1

If you follow the rules, it's your own fault. Votes: 1

when you obey the rules, the rules obey you Votes: 1

The sweet spot is where duty and delight converge. Votes: 1

Obeying a prophetic call to action brings positive benefits. Votes: 1

If you love a person you will obey that person. Votes: 1

We are born free, but are taught to obey orders. Votes: 1

We are born free, but we're taught to obey orders. Votes: 1

Together we shared a bond not even death would violate. Votes: 1

Keeping secrets from your father will only lead to trouble. Votes: 1

Having confidence in your obedience, offers yourself confidence and love. Votes: 1

You don't need anybody's permission to prove yourself, just prove yourself. Votes: 1

Better than worshiping gods is obedience to the laws of righteousness. Votes: 1

Oh, sometimes it's just easier to please people," Maria said finally. Votes: 1

An obedient child learns from the example of an obedient parent. Votes: 1

We need people who push boundaries rather than retreat inside them. Votes: 1

In the matters of your life don't take orders, take decisions. Votes: 1

Lord, if you show me the way, I will follow You. Votes: 1

Encourage obeying "all the way, right away, and in a happy way. Votes: 1

When everyone believes they are the life coaches, who are the players? Votes: 1

Any lack of joy in the world is the result of disobedience. Votes: 1

Grades don't measure anything other than your relevant obedience to a manager. Votes: 1

The direction a cloud moves is always approved of by the wind. Votes: 1

We have a responsibility to disobey and violate unjust rules and laws. Votes: 1

I do not qualify to be a model. I lack the necessary obedience. Votes: 1

By disobeying immoral orders, that individual preserves the institution's highest rank - dignity. Votes: 1

Only he who believes is obedient, and only he who is obedient believes. Votes: 1

The longing of my soul is to know and obey the Supreme-being,God. Votes: 1

Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men. Votes: 1

That's the excitement in obedience, finding out later what God had in mind. Votes: 1

Whenever Papa said, 'Jump,' I was always the first one in the air. Votes: 1

This is what we are made for: promises, pledges, and sworn oaths of obedience. Votes: 1

Middle-aged people can balance between believing in God and breaking all the commandments without difficulty. Votes: 1

Storms are not punishment for lack of obedience; oftentimes they are the result of obedience! Votes: 1

What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines. Votes: 1

Nothing saddens me more than seeing how quickly the dog grows used to its leash. Votes: 1

All children are born rebels and explorers until they're taught to sit still and obey. Votes: 1

You don't want captains in the army who know too much or think too much. Votes: 1

Every now and then I like to do as I'm told, just to confuse people. Votes: 1

We obey God's Law, not to be loved but because we are loved in Christ. Votes: 1

To be all we are designed to be, we must consult the great designer -- consistently. Votes: 1

Strengthen the female mind by enlarging it, and there will be an end to blind obedience. Votes: 1

The reasonableness of the command to obey parents is clear to children, even when quite young. Votes: 1

What God says is best, is best, though all the men in the world are against it. Votes: 1

Unquestioning obedience is hailed as a great virtue only by those leaders whose commands are highly questionable. Votes: 1

People often find comfort in ignorance of illusions, but rarely find solace in the truth of reality. Votes: 1

All the social ills thatlaw presumes to correct exist because people are not free tolearn and grow. Votes: 1

We can't make you do anything, but we can make you wish you had. - Army saying Votes: 1

God favors men and women who delight in being made worthy of happiness before the happiness itself. Votes: 1

Obligation is a more effective weapon against the Will than any penalty, threat or act of force. Votes: 1

An advice is truly valuable when people not just give it their ears but also their obedience. Votes: 1

The bottom line in the Christian life is obedience and most people don't even like the word. Votes: 1

Trust is an act of the mind, while obedience is an act of the hands and feet. Votes: 1

I don't do what I'm told, but I might do what you want if you ask me nicely. Votes: 1

When you yield yourself in complete and whole-hearted obedience to God, He can do great things through you. Votes: 1

Obeying is like eating and drinking. There's nothing like it if you've been without it for too long. Votes: 1

The beauty of obedience is that what God expects you to do, He also enables you to do. Votes: 1

Schooling is a manufacturing process whereby the raw material called curious boys is turned into products called obedient men. Votes: 1

A joyful person is one who deals daily with their problems, faithfully and obediently counting their trials as joy. Votes: 1

In the gospels the very first step a man must take is an act which radically affects his whole existence. Votes: 1

This free will business is a bit terrifying anyway. It's almost pleasanter to obey, and make the most of it. Votes: 1

True faith in God through Jesus Christ, must be manifested with fearless spirit and obedience to God's law. Joshua 1:1-11 Votes: 1

With faith and obedience practiced long enough, the Holy Ghost becomes a constant companion, our natures change, and endurance becomes certain. Votes: 1

Not obedience or feelings or respect, there is only one thing which people take seriously at all time and its "money". Votes: 1

The individual act of obedience is the cornerstone not only of the strength of authoritarian society but also of its weakness. Votes: 1

Children are the most reasonable about discipline. When they tell you not to do something, it's always because they know why. Votes: 1

You will know as much of God, and only as much of God, as you are willing to put into practice. Votes: 1

There! Now we're friends!" declared the minx. "Say you're sorry about my sister -""I am desolated!""That's a good boy! Votes: 1

Press button woman was there for himFor whatever he was wanting.No demand was too bigPress button woman knew her gig. Votes: 1

Some people are unemployed because they lack the minimum required education. Others are unemployed because they lack the minimum required obedience. Votes: 1

The sense of mystery must always be, for mystery means being guided by obedience to Someone Who knows more than I do. Votes: 1

Being a philosopher requires a lot of thinking and no action. Being a model requires a lot of action and no thinking. Votes: 1

A sweet kiss on her head made her little heart swell; she had pancakes, her dog. She had love. All was well. Votes: 1

We express true love in obedience to God and service to others- not reckless or selfish behavior- and we choose these behaviors. Votes: 1

The unteachable man is sentenced to being taught only by experience. The tragedy is he reaches nothing further than his own pain. Votes: 1

You are evidence of your mother's strength, especially if you are a rebellious knucklehead and regardless she has always maintained her sanity. Votes: 1

For centuries kings, priests, feudal lords, industrial bosses and parents have insisted that obedience is a virtue and that disobedience is a vice. Votes: 1

It may not of happened the way you thought it would, but in the long run it will work out as it should. Votes: 1

Our Lord speaks of many coming up to His door confident of admission, whom He yet sends away. Faith is obedience, not confidence. Votes: 1

Honour comes and goes, influence comes and stays, but none of them safeguards us against danger than the mentor of true leadership; Jesus Christ! Votes: 1

So many commands in the Bible require obedience without us experiencing any conviction to obey them. That is when our faith is truly tested. Votes: 1

God's promises are always yes. It only takes faith and obedience to recognize them. When you do, claim them with sincerity in your heart. Votes: 1

If you really want succeed in what you do, obey this rule;... Wake up very early, go to bed lately... Occupy your time usefully! Votes: 1

The main duty of ministers is to be obedient to God, following the Holy Spirit to obey everything that He instructs them to do. Votes: 1

And have your mother put my head on a stake? Do you have any notion what that would do to my handsome good looks? Votes: 1

It is not the importance of the thing, but the majesty of the Lawgiver, that is to be the standard of obedience.~Andrew Bonar~ Votes: 1

Three rules to obey!1. Don't be over-impressed by your past glories! 2. Don't be scared by your future stories!3. Be hopeful to get out of today's miseries! Votes: 1

But he asked himself now if he would not be disobeying God. And does not God permit love, since He surrounds it with such visible splendor? Votes: 1

When you erode the fear of death with the knowledge that you already died [in Christ], you will find yourself moving toward a simple, bold obedience. Votes: 1

My friend, when you always say "God is in control", while you have your feet on the brake pad, you are not going anywhere! Wise up! Votes: 1

Never sever ties with a family member you once loved. Each of you might be on different spiritual paths, but both trails are leading you home. Votes: 1

People love to quote that Jesus is love, yet they neglect to mention that He's also King. If you love the King, you will obey Him. Votes: 1

The man who cannot obey God cannot say that he loves or trusts his Master. If God knows best then how dare we interfere with His will? Votes: 1

There is never a time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the moment, the time is always now. Votes: 1

The common man prays, 'I want a cookie right now!' And God responds, 'If you'd listen to what I say, tomorrow it will bring you 100 cookies. Votes: 1

God hates sin not because he wants us to be good little boys and girls, but because he knows sin destroys that which he loves most: sinners. Votes: 1

Larine had a bright future ahead of her, but she had to learn to obey the rules before she could begin learning which could be broken and when. Votes: 1

Faith, in its most correct form, never removes responsibility; it removes fear of responsibility. The results are complete opposites with the greater saying, 'God's will is my delight. Votes: 1

This, then, is true liberty: the joy that comes in doing what is right. At the same time, it is also devoted service in obedience to righteous precept. Votes: 1

The love of Christ is always there and unchanging, no matter what we do, but it is when we are obedient that we actually begin to feel it. Votes: 1

Describing Bonhoeffer's demeanor on returning to danger in Germany rather than safety in America, with "with a strong and joyful firmness such as only arises out of realized freedom. Votes: 1

Obey every rule that will enhance your trust in God for greater work! Break every law that might cause a tear in your relationship with Him against your destiny! Votes: 1

Obedience is the virtue that determines whether a person is either a servant or a rebel. Life of integrity is built on obedience of God's statutes and nothing else. Votes: 1

Fear is a strange soil. It grows obedience like corn, which grow in straight lines to make weeding easier. But sometimes it grows the potatoes of defiance, which flourish underground. Votes: 1

Public opinion is a permeating influence, and it exacts obedience to itself; it requires us to drink other men's thoughts, to speak other men's words, to follow other men's habits. Votes: 1

My focus was on trying to figure out what God wanted be to do next. Their (his parents') focus was on what I was doing for God at the moment. Votes: 1

We all have individually special kingdoms of success in each of us. Obedience is the throne of those kingdoms without which the real person we are is sure to suffer eviction. Votes: 1

But God has not called us to be like those around us. He has called us to be like Himself. Holiness is nothing less than conformity to the character of God. Votes: 1

It's not the things I don't understand about the Bible that bother me; it's the things I understand with perfect clarity and don't comply with that keep me up at night. Votes: 1

The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules but by people following the rules. It's people who follow orders that drop bombs and massacre villages. Votes: 1

The Order of the Divine mind, embodied in the Divine Law, is beautiful. What should a man do but try to reproduce it, so far as possible, in his daily life? Votes: 1

The call goes forth, and is at once followed by the response of obedience. The response of the disciples is an act of obedience, not a confession of faith in Jesus. Votes: 1

To many, "The Bible is a form of verbal wallpaper, pleasant enough in the background, but he stop thinking about it after you have lived in the house for a few weeks. Votes: 1

But the culture has failed, almost entirely, in inculcating internal controls on actions that have their origin in authority. For this reason, the latter constitutes a far greater danger to human survival. Votes: 1

After the knowledge of, and obedience to, the will of God, the next aim must be to know something of His attributes of wisdom, power, and goodness as evidenced by His handiwork. Votes: 1

When we're not following God's will, our sacrifices aren't acceptable to Him. What God wants most is for us to be broken before Him, walk with Him, know Him, and obey Him. Votes: 1

I am discovering that in trying to find God's will and the shape of the Christian life I have begun an adventure so great that its total completion will always be ahead. Votes: 1

Obedience, to be perfect, must be voluntary; it must be pure and cheerful. But most of all it must be internal. I would add that it must also be blind and persevering. Votes: 1

Obedience brings peace in decision making. If we have firmly made up our minds to follow the commandments, we will not have to redecide which path to take when temptation comes our way. Votes: 1

The "hillbilly" girls were generating more enriched Tubealloy per run than the PhDs had...The District Engineer understood perfectly. Those girls...had been trained like soldiers. Do what you're told. Don't ask why. Votes: 1

I finally know the difference between pleasing and loving, obeying and respecting. It has taken me so many years to be okay with being different, and with being this alive, this intense. (xxvi) Votes: 1

Everyone would like to have stronger faith. By themselves, the scriptures may not strengthen your faith, but being faithful to what they teach, does. In other words, faith cannot be separated from faithfulness. Votes: 1

I think we've overstated that God is the God who wants us to obey. Obedience is not the end game. Obedience is only our calling so that we can step into our freedom. Votes: 1

A disciple does not ask, "How much can I keep?" but, "How much more can I give?" Whenever we start to get comfortable with our level of giving, it's time to raise it again. Votes: 1

Obeying orders just to obey is the mark of a person who has ceased to think. Remember, it is better to suffer for doing what is right rather than for doing what is wrong. Votes: 1

Love withers under constraints. Its very essence is liberty; it is comparable neither with obedience, jealousy, nor fear; it is there most pure, perfect, and unlimited where its votaries are in confidence, equality and unreserve. Votes: 1

There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must be not attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed. Votes: 1

Greatness is obedience to what Jesus said, to the commission to go to the ends of the earth. It means setting out to make some difference somewhere to someone, in the Name of Jesus Christ. Votes: 1

You can do the right thing that seems wrong to others, or the wrong thing that seems right, and its actually puerile to await recommendation when what you are about to do doesn't concerns anyone. Votes: 1

When you submit yourself to God and obey Him, you allow Him to do what He desires in your life. You make it possible for Him to lead you wherever He wants to use you. Votes: 1

The essence in obedience consists in the fact that a person comes to view himself as an instrument for carrying out another person's wishes and he therefore no longer regards himself as responsible for his actions. Votes: 1

What single-minded, purposeful, compassionate obedience did it take for Jesus to walk through this world completely unrecognized for who he truly was? Even those dearest and closest to him did not grasp it while he lived. Votes: 1

Israel's first king, Saul, looked like he was born for the role. He was tall, handsome, intelligent, and sensitive to God's leading. But he eventually lost most of his attractive qualities, the most important being obedience. Votes: 1

If we cooperate with Him in loving obedience, God will manifest Himself to us, and that manifestation will be the difference between a nominal Christian life and a life radiant with the light of His face. Votes: 1

Legalism is when we try to obtain the result of obedience by our own means and strength. It is self-righteousness, as opposed to God's righteousness covering us, and the two are as different as spirit and flesh. Votes: 1

No, we are not defeated; we are simply disobedient! It might be good if we stopped using the terms 'victory' and 'defeat' to describe our progress in holiness. Rather we should use the terms 'obedience' and 'disobedience. Votes: 1

I have always tried to be obedient regarding important matters like not being scalded to death by burning oil, but when public opinion takes a route far from one's inner conviction, one cannot value disobedience too highly. Votes: 1

Dare we care at all about current fashions if that means reducing our ability to help hungry neighbors? How many more luxuries should we buy for ourselves and our children when others are dying for lack of bread? Votes: 1

Whatsoever the Lord Jesus commands you, do it, irrespective of consequences. Many who greatly delight to expatiate on the "Whosoever" of John 3:16, are not so much concerned about the "Whatsoever" of John 2:5, "Whatsoever He saith unto you, do it. Votes: 1

The distance between your knowledge of truth and your obedience is called lack of integrity. And the amount of negative behavior--or lack of integrity--a person exhibits is directly proportional to their amount of pain." - Tara Leigh's therapist (p.118) Votes: 1

Spray a bug with a toxin and it dies; spray a man, spray his brain, and he becomes an insect that clacks and vibrates about in a closed circle forever. A reflex machine, like an ant. Repeating his last instruction. Votes: 1

If you will pardon my saying so," Tharkay said, "you will never satisfy them on that point: the last thing you or Temeraire will ever give anyone is quiet obedience. Have you considered it might be better not to try? Votes: 1

Jesus enters the garden, in preparation, intending to face his fears by facing his God, his Father, His greatest fear is to offend his Father, to disobey his own calling, its integrity, and the word of God on his life. Votes: 1

Replace a goal of obedience with one of connection and trust instead. Children are drawn to follow those to whom they are emotionally connected. By parenting not for obedience but for relationship, kids are naturally inclined to follow your lead. Votes: 1

The word Ilaah means something that deserves to be worshiped AND obeyed at the same time. It is not enough to worship Allah through rituals. We have to give His obedience precedence over our desires in every situation of our life. Votes: 1

In the mystifying world that was Victorian parenthood, obedience took precedence over all considerations of affection and happiness, and that odd, painful conviction remained the case in most well-heeled homes up until at least the time of the First World War. Votes: 1

If God creates a world of particles and waves, dancing in obedience to mathematical and physical laws, who are we to say that he cannot make use of those laws to cover the surface of a small planet with living creatures? Votes: 1

When you suffer and lose, that does not mean you are being disobedient to God. In fact, it might mean you're right in the center of His will. The path of obedience is often marked by times of suffering and loss. Votes: 1

The sole key to these large-scale successes in the work of God and the staggering results you see in the ministries of anointed men of God has been their abilitity to hear the voice of God and be obedient to it. Votes: 1

God will save whomever He chooses to save. The Christian should proselytize not because he thinks he can change everybody; he should proselytize because the Gospel being shared is the ultimate act of love: because he thinks he can love everybody. Votes: 1

Satan takes occasion of the frailty of the bodily temple and says, 'Now you know you cannot do that; you are so infirm, you cannot concentrate your mind,' etc. Never allow bodily infirmities to hinder you obeying the commands of Jesus. Votes: 1

move from an earthly mindset that makes us bristle at the thought of submission to a joyful expectation of good, we must focus on the One who is leading. We must look at the full spectrum of His love, grace, and wisdom. Votes: 1

I think He made one law of that kind in order that there might be obedience. In all these other matters what you call obeying Him is but doing what seems good in your own eyes also. Is love content with that? Votes: 1

Your directions, your judgment, your disposition to rebel must be subjected and reduced to ashes. How? In the fire of obedience, for it is there that you will find out if you are truly a follower of Divine love or self love. Votes: 1

Many think that the price of discipleship is too costly and too burdensome. For some, it involves giving up too much. But the cross is not as heavy as it appears to be. Through obedience, we acquire much greater strength to carry it. Votes: 1

The suicide committed by Sampson was partly determined by the craftiness of Delilah and partly decided by the disobedience of Sampson. Satan uses crafty means to set traps for us, but by our obedience of the laws of God, the traps remain functionless. Votes: 1

Obedience leads to a powerful, confident life. When you are obedient, and when you allow yourself to be led by God through the unexpected, then you have a confidence based on the fact that you know exactly where God wants you to be. Votes: 1

Choices will continually be necessary and -- let us not forget -- possible. Obedience to God is always possible. It is a deadly error to fall into the notion that when feelings are extremely strong we can do nothing but act on them. Votes: 1

All religions have based morality on obedience, that is to say, on voluntary slavery. That is why they have always been more pernicious than any political organization. For the latter makes use of violence, the former - of the corruption of the will. Votes: 1

Joy is not a requirement of Christian discipleship, it is a consequence. It is not what we have to acquire in order to experience life in Christ; it is what comes to us when we are walking in the way of faith and obedience. Votes: 1

Humility is a Divine property and the perfection of the Christian life. It is attained through obedience. He who is not obedient cannot gain humility. There are very few in the world today who have obedience. Our humility is in proportion to our obedience. Votes: 1

Now it is easy to perceive that the moral part of love is a factitious sentiment, engendered by society, and cried up by the women with great care and address in order to establish their empire, and secure command to that sex which ought to obey. Votes: 1

The heroes of faith in Hebrews 11 ... obeyed by faith ... obedience is the pathway to holiness ... no one will become holy apart from a life of faith. Faith enables us to claim the promises of God, but it also enables us to obey the commands of God. Votes: 1

Just as the earth is a planet in its own right, so each of us is an individual in our own sphere of habitation. We are individuals, but we live in families and communities where order provides a system of harmony that hinges on obedience to principles. Votes: 1

To escape the error of salvation by works we have fallen into the opposite error of salvation without obedience. In our eagerness to get rid of the legalistic doctrine of works we have thrown out the baby with the bath and gotten rid of obedience as well. Votes: 1

Understanding is the reward of obedience. Obedience is the key to every door. I am perplexed at the stupidity of the ordinary religious being. In the most practical of all matters he will talk and speculate and try to feel, but he will not set himself to do. Votes: 1

Only children simply accept the fact that their parents have the right to make choices for them. Even disobedient children never question the fact that their parents have that right. They may choose to flout the rules, but they don't question their parents' right to make those rules. Votes: 1

There are rules and laws to help ensure our physical safety. Likewise, the Lord has provided guidelines and commandments to help ensure our spiritual safety so that we might successfully navigate this often-treacherous mortal existence and return eventually to our Heavenly Father" ("Obedience Brings Blessings," April 2013 General Conference). Votes: 1

When he thought about how he had been slighted, condescended to, manipulated and deceived, he became angry. Obedience was a monastic virtue, but outside the cloisters it had its drawbacks, he thought bitterly. The world of power and property demanded that a man be suspicious, demanding, and insistent. Votes: 1

..tithing isn't something I do to clear my conscience so I can do whatever I want with the 90 percent--it also belongs to God! I must seek his direction and permission for whatever I do with the full amount. I may discover that God has different ideas than I do. Votes: 1

Obedience opens the door to the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost. And the spiritual gifts and abilities activated by the power of the Holy Ghost enable us to avoid deception - and to see, to feel, to know, to understand, and to remember things as they really are. Votes: 1

If men would as fervently seek after love and righteousness as they do after opinions, there would be no strife on earth, and we should be as children of one father, and should need no law or ordinance. For God is not served by any law, but only by obedience. Votes: 1

It is when we are at our darkest hour, when we can see no evidence that God loves us or that he is even there to listen to our prayers, much less answer them...and yet, we still obey.It is then that the devil is reminded that his cause is lost. Votes: 1

Above all, remember that God looks for solid virtues in us, such as patience, humility, obedience, abnegation of your own will - that is, the good will to serve Him and our neighbor in Him. His providence allows us other devotions only insofar as He sees that they are useful to us. Votes: 1

God is not a God of confusion, although at times one's judgment, for a period, may become clouded in the mi(d)st of one's growth process. I stopped fooling myself into thinking that Christ is always for the cool kids and never for those upright and uptight religious people everybody hates. Votes: 1

International affairs is very much run like the mafia. The godfather does not accept disobedience, even from a small storekeeper who doesn't pay his protection money. You have to have obedience; otherwise, the idea can spread that you don't have to listen to the orders, and it can spread to important places. Votes: 1

Control the manner in which a man interprets his world, and you have gone a long way toward controlling his behavior. That is why ideology, an attempt to interpret the condition of man, is always a prominent feature of revolutions, wars, and other circumstances in which individuals are called upon to perform extraordinary action. Votes: 1

As our faith grows and we come to know more about the attributes of God and his role in our lives and our obedience, we learn to see our weakness in light of these words, "For is it God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure" (Phil. 2:13). Votes: 1

You're wrong Heinrich. While it might seem easy to believe, you and I aren't actually the same. You've been fighting someone else's war, you've been obeying orders, you've been carrying out a part in his plan. You've served other people all your life, for a goal that you won't even see accomplished: that's your defeat. Votes: 1

The contempt shown him by Mardona still inflamed his passion, and that passion was nourished by the widespread respect that the Mother of God commanded and the blind obedience she inspired. And it seemed to Sabadil that from her emanated a light that surrounded her. To him, she appeared so beautiful, more beautiful than ever. Votes: 1

Consciously or unconsciously, most theists see in gods and devils, heaven and hell, reward and punishment, a whip to lash the people into obedience, meekness and contentment.... The philosophy of atheism expresses the expansion and growth of the human mind. The philosophy of theism, if we can call it a philosophy, is static and fixed. Votes: 1

I think that is a better thing than thanksgiving: thanks-living. How is this to be done? By a general cheerfulness of manner, by an obedience to the command of Him by whose mercy we live, by a perpetual, constant delighting of ourselves in the Lord, and by a submission of our desires to His will. Votes: 1

If you tell God no because He won't explain the reason He wants you to do something, you are actually hindering His blessing. But when you say yes to Him, all of heaven opens to pour out His goodness and reward your obedience. What matters more than material blessings are the things He is teaching us in our spirit. Votes: 1

Faith is obedience, nothing else. Votes: 0

Kingdom obedience is kingdom abundance Votes: 0

Faith is obedience, not compliance. Votes: 0

Our problem is civil obedience Votes: 0

True obedience is true freedom. Votes: 0

obedience is a great danger. Votes: 0

Cynicism is a form of obedience. Votes: 0

Give obedience where 'tis truly owed. Votes: 0

Freedom is obedience to self-formulated rules. Votes: 0

He that accepts protection, stipulates obedience. Votes: 0

Lawful worship consists in obedience alone. Votes: 0

Ethics is obedience to the unenforceable. Votes: 0

Good intentions are no substitute for obedience. Votes: 0

Resistance to tyranny ius obedience to God Votes: 0

Faith is nothing but obedience and piety. Votes: 0

Rebellion to tyranny is obedience to God. Votes: 0

Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. Votes: 0

Love is the foundation of all obedience. Votes: 0

Casual obedience and lukewarm commitment weaken faith. Votes: 0

Spiritual advancement is measured by faithful obedience. Votes: 0

Maturity comes from obedience, not necessarily from age. Votes: 0

Mrs Thatcher requires devotion as well as obedience. Votes: 0

The Devil doesn't fear austerity but holy obedience. Votes: 0

The first degree of humility is prompt obedience. Votes: 0

Teachability and trust always leads to total obedience. Votes: 0

Love is the root; obedience is the fruit. Votes: 0

No master can make me swear blind obedience. Votes: 0

We took up our positions, in obedience to instructions. Votes: 0

Rationalization is one of the real obstacles to obedience. Votes: 0

Strong, proactive obedience is anything but weak or passive. Votes: 0

Yesterday's partial obedience creates staggering consequences in today's experiences. Votes: 0

God clarifies in the midst of obedience, not beforehand. Votes: 0

Whoever strives to withdraw from obedience, withdraws from grace. Votes: 0

You can only learn what obedience is by obeying Votes: 0

There are few things as nauseating as pure obedience. Votes: 0

The great test of life is obedience to God. Votes: 0

The violence of our time is caused by obedience. Votes: 0

True knowledge of God is born out of obedience. Votes: 0

The way of obedience is the way of blessing. Votes: 0

When obedience is so impious, revolt is a necessity. Votes: 0

God rewards every act of obedience to His Will. Votes: 0

Virtue, for us, is obedience to God in Christ. Votes: 0

The greatest test of life is obedience to God. Votes: 0

God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance. Votes: 0

Faithfulness to God requires your obedience, even when it's difficult. Votes: 0

Defiance, not obedience, is the American's answer to overbearing authority. Votes: 0

Faith, spirituality, and obedience produce a prepared and self-reliant people. Votes: 0

Extraordinary moves of God begin with ordinary acts of obedience. Votes: 0

Christian obedience, by its very nature, has a heroic character. Votes: 0

Purity doesn't happen by accident; it requires obedience to God. Votes: 0

Worship begins in holy expectancy, it ends in holy obedience. Votes: 0

The law of God cannot be fulfilled by external obedience. Votes: 0

All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience. Votes: 0

Unquestioning obedience is for slaves, the uneducated and the pathetic. Votes: 0

Somebody is waiting on the other side of your obedience. Votes: 0

Spiritual strength is connected to faithful obedience to God's commands. Votes: 0

God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance. Votes: 0

It's the quiet life of obedience that will earn a hearing Votes: 0

The second duty of the wife is constant obedience and subjection. Votes: 0

Christ honors our submission even when our only motivation is obedience. Votes: 0

Holy joy will be oil to the wheels of our obedience. Votes: 0

Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Votes: 0

If obedience invariably leads to cruelty, disobedience is our moral duty. Votes: 0

Genuine love for Jesus manifests itself in obedience to His commandments. Votes: 0

For there is no obedience without humility, nor humility without charity. Votes: 0

Faith is the fountain, the foundation and the fosterer of obedience. Votes: 0

A Nuns Life: Chastity, poverty, and obedience. Wait, chastity?" BUMPER STICKER Votes: 0

Freedom is only granted us that obedience may be more perfect. Votes: 0

In obedience there is always fear, and fear darkens the mind. Votes: 0

Let the consequences of your obedience be left up to God. Votes: 0

Knowledge is the eye that must direct the foot of obedience. Votes: 0

Physical maturity is bound to time. Spiritual maturity is bound to obedience. Votes: 0

Every duty, even the least duty, involves the whole principle of obedience. Votes: 0

Heartfelt and willing obedience invites the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost. Votes: 0

Strength was the virtue of paganism; obedience is the virtue of Christianity. Votes: 0

Force does not constitute right... obedience is due only to legitimate powers. Votes: 0

Discipline is the virtue that begins in obedience and flowers in self-control. Votes: 0

All knowledge is the outgrowth of obedience; everything else is just information. Votes: 0

The virtue of paganism was strength; the virtue of Christianity is obedience. Votes: 0

Being an extrovert isn't essential to evangelism - obedience and love are. Votes: 0

The most beloved manifestation of obedience to God is trust in Him Votes: 0

One of the greatest fruits of obedience is bold confidence in prayer. Votes: 0

A whole lot of what we call 'struggling' is simply delayed obedience. Votes: 0

Great moves of God are usually preceded by simple acts of obedience. Votes: 0

All the good of which humanity is capable is comprised in obedience. Votes: 0

The cost of obedience is small compared with the cost of disobedience. Votes: 0

If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail. Votes: 0

Greatness in the kingdom of God is measured in terms of obedience. Votes: 0

What we call 'morals' is simply blind obedience to words of command. Votes: 0

I'm so thankful for the active obedience of Christ. No hope without it. Votes: 0

God seeks comrades and claims love, The devil seeks slaves and claims obedience. Votes: 0

Faith is the power, obedience the sacrifice, love the means, Christ the reason. Votes: 0

If you want to change people's obedience then you must change their imagination. Votes: 0

Blind obedience in the name of patriotism or religion ultimately takes our lives. Votes: 0

Much of education today focuses on obedience skills rather than critical thinking skills. Votes: 0

Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men. Votes: 0

Since when has obedience to Christ and His Gospel become optional to Christianity? Votes: 0

In the spiritual realm, the opposite of ignorance is not knowledge, it's obedience. Votes: 0

The whole duty of man is summed up in obedience to God's will. Votes: 0

As our understanding of obedience deepens, we recognize the essential role of agency. Votes: 0

Every obedience is not easy. This is for Jesus Christ. He deserves everything! Votes: 0

The golden rule for understanding in spiritual matters is not intellect, but obedience. Votes: 0

Belief compelled through fear is not belief, it is blind and forced obedience. Votes: 0

Be obedient even when you do not know where obedience may lead you Votes: 0

I know the power obedience has of making things easy which seem impossible. Votes: 0

Men do not want solely the obedience of women, they want their sentiments. Votes: 0

Society values cooperation over independence, obedience over individuality, and niceness above all else. Votes: 0

A ton of prayer will never produce what an ounce of obedience will. Votes: 0

Our obedience is God's pleasure when it proves that God is our treasure. Votes: 0

A great work is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty. Votes: 0

A revival is nothing else than a new beginning of obedience to God. Votes: 0

Liberty is obedience to the law which one has laid down for oneself Votes: 0

The fundamental deception of Satan is the lie that obedience can never bring happiness. Votes: 0

Happiness is the final and perfect fruit of obedience to the laws of life. Votes: 0

Christ wrought out His perfect obedience as a man, through temptation, and by suffering. Votes: 0

Instant obedience will teach you more about God than a lifetime of Bible discussions. Votes: 0

A Pharisee is someone who is virtuous out of obedience to the Great Beast. Votes: 0

The Lord gives his people perpetual joy when they walk in obedience to him. Votes: 0

The pleasure we feel in music springs from the obedience which is in it. Votes: 0

Being a team player should not imply a demand for simple obedience and conformity. Votes: 0

The best measure of a spiritual life is not its ecstasies but its obedience. Votes: 0

Careful obedience to God's law may serve as a strategy for rebelling against God Votes: 0

Nothing shall be lost that is done for God or in obedience to Him. Votes: 0

Prayer will become effective when we stop using it as a substitute for obedience. Votes: 0

In the spiritual life only one thing produces genuine joy and that is obedience. Votes: 0

Caring for God's endowment in a thrifty fashion is a form of biblical obedience. Votes: 0

The step of obedience always precedes revelation. That pattern is evident all through the Scripture. Votes: 0

The safe place lies in obedience to God's Word, singleness of heart and holy vigilance. Votes: 0

Jesus resolved the false opposition between obedience and freedom and opened the path to freedom Votes: 0

It is difficult to practice obedience; but it is even more difficult to practice leadership. Votes: 0

The strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers. Votes: 0

Grace does not lead us to overlook obedience. Grace compels and empowers us for obedience. Votes: 0

The King has degenerated into a tyrant and forfeits all rights to his subjects' obedience. Votes: 0

Walking in the light means we pursue obedience and are honest about our remaining darkness. Votes: 0

The essence of Christian obedience is not do's and don'ts but personal allegiance to Jesus. Votes: 0

Because of the Chinese culture of obedience, you don't ask questions... You follow and obey. Votes: 0

The drill instructor must have total and complete control. Mindless obedience is what he's after. Votes: 0

God bless thee; and put meekness in thy breast, Love, charity, obedience, and true duty! Votes: 0

The essence of knowledge is to know what obedience and worship are -Abu Hamid al Votes: 0

Personally I declare that I owe the Pope no other obedience than that to Antichrist. Votes: 0

Let the child's first lesson be obedience, and the second will be what thou wilt. Votes: 0

Don’t win loyalty, just obedience, and only while the lash is in the room. Votes: 0

For politics is not like the nursery; in politics obedience and support are the same. Votes: 0

Radical obedience always gives priority to what God has said over what He hasn't said. Votes: 0

It is a bitter dose to be taught obedience after you have learned to rule. Votes: 0

Reasoned and willing obedience to the laws of the State is the first lesson in non-co-operation. Votes: 0

True worship is obedience to God for no other reason than that you delight in God. Votes: 0

The day obedience becomes a quest and not an irritation is the day you gain power. Votes: 0

The day obedience becomes a quest and not an irritation is the day you gain power." Votes: 0

The happiest people I know are those who have an obsession to the obedience of God. Votes: 0

There is a state of perfect peace with God which can be attained under imperfect obedience. Votes: 0

Faith enables us to obey when obedience is costly or seems unreasonable to the natural mind. Votes: 0

Our enemy is more aware than we are of the spiritual possibilities that depend upon obedience. Votes: 0

Faith without works is not faith at all, but a simple lack of obedience to God. Votes: 0

Philosophy has no end in view save truth; faith looks for nothing but obedience and piety. Votes: 0

When love firmly settles in the heart, the limbs will only act in obedience to Allah. Votes: 0

The dignity of man requires obedience to a higher law, to the strength of the spirit. Votes: 0

I have left out what I don't remember or don't know. Temperament, fear, shyness, obedience, kindness. Votes: 0

Nothing is more destructive of human dignity than a rule which imposes a mute and blind obedience. Votes: 0

Forms have changed through the centuries in obedience to the external world to which all forms belong. Votes: 0

Those who walk in radical obedience have made themselves ready for the storm, and they will overcome. Votes: 0

God doesn't want our success; He wants us. He doesn't demand our achievements; He demands our obedience. Votes: 0

Our identity as the people of God is marked primarily by our faithfulness in obedience to Him. Votes: 0

In any age, our problems are a result of sin, and the solution is faith and obedience. Votes: 0

You cannot obey God without your obedience spilling out in a blessing to all those around you. Votes: 0

I follow nature as the surest guide, and resign myself with implicit obedience to her sacred ordinances. Votes: 0

True obedience is a matter of love, which makes it voluntary, not compelled by fear or force. Votes: 0

Religion is more like a response to a friend than it is like obedience to an expert. Votes: 0

In a republic the first rule for the guidance of the citizen is obedience of the law. Votes: 0

A person is bound to work in obedience to and in conformity to that person's own nature. Votes: 0

Love is needed to strengthen the weak; love becomes tyrannical when it exacts obedience from an unbeliever. Votes: 0

Steadfastness in obedience to God is not a choice to make but a lifestyle to live out. Votes: 0

She obeys me, but only because she wants to. It's the only justification for obedience, Ged observed. Votes: 0

You don’t obey your way into faith (the Pharisees proved that); you believe your way into obedience. Votes: 0

When you yield yourself in complete and wholehearted obedience to God, He can do great things through you. Votes: 0

The level of our obedience is most often determined by the behavior standard of other Christians around us. Votes: 0

Inquiry is human; blind obedience brutal. Truth never loses by the one but often suffers by the other. Votes: 0

It's like a convent, the hospital. You leave the world behind and take vows of poverty, chastity, obedience. Votes: 0

God cares more about your obedience to His Spirit's leading TODAY than what you will do next year. Votes: 0

The problem in this world is not civil disobedience...th e problem in this world is civil obedience. Votes: 0

If obedience is the result of the instinct of the masses, revolt is the result of their thought. Votes: 0

God is worthy of my loving obedience because of who He is, not because of what he does. Votes: 0

How do I know that I am in Christ? Because of my trusting, costly obedience to the Word. Votes: 0

The pursuit of holiness is always on the path of obedience to the Word, never apart from it. Votes: 0

Traditional Islam is a mixture of all obedience to Allah, and if that requires militancy, so be it. Votes: 0

When God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit. Votes: 0

Submission is not about authority and it is not obedience; it is all about relationships of love and respect. Votes: 0

Part of obedience to the Golden Rule is knowing how to respond once you've behaved in an unloving way. Votes: 0

All obedience begins in the affections, and nothing in religion is done right, that is not done there first. Votes: 0

Spiritual maturity is not reached by the passing of the years, but by obedience to the will of God. Votes: 0

There is an awesome God of justice who is ready to move in power if you move in obedience, Votes: 0

Be firm and upright upon the commands of Allah, work to His obedience and keep away from His disobedience. Votes: 0

There is not a command God gives to His children for which He does not provide the enablement for obedience. Votes: 0

He is the creator, and sustainer and Lord of all things and He is worthy of your honor and obedience. Votes: 0

When obedience ceases to be an irritant and becomes our quest, in that moment God will endow us with power. Votes: 0

So live your life of obedience and of war! What matter about long life! What warrior wisheth to be spared! Votes: 0

It is for each of us freely to choose whom we shall serve, and find in that obedience our freedom. Votes: 0

Woe to him that claims obedience when it is not due; woe to him that refuses it when it is. Votes: 0

See we not plainly that obedience of creatures unto the law of nature is the stay of the whole world? Votes: 0

Sincere love is not as a result of emotional surges - it’s a result of obedience to the Truth. Votes: 0

Jesus' blood was shed for us all; what remains is for us to accept His sacrifice in faith and obedience. Votes: 0

Live the law of love. We encourage obedience to the laws of life when we live the laws of love. Votes: 0

When obedience to God contradicts what I think will give me pleasure, let me ask myself if I love Him. Votes: 0

It is with obedience to your call that I take up the burden of government leadership for the final time. Votes: 0

Salvation cannot be bought with the currency of obedience; it is purchased by the blood of the Son of God. Votes: 0

The faith which you keep must be a faith that demands obedience, and you can keep it only by obeying it. Votes: 0