Obedience Quotes - Page 3

God does not call us to be successful, but to be obedient.

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

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.

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

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

God clarifies in the midst of obedience, not beforehand.

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

It isn't right to be obedient only when things go well; it is much harder to be a good, obedient soldier when things go badly and times are hard. Obedience and faith at such time is a virtue.

Note this, I beseech you: in active obedience we worship God by doing what pleases God, but by passive obedience we do as well worship God by being pleased with what God does.

Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience.

My biggest fear, even now, is that I will hear Jesus' words and walk away, content to settle for less than radical obedience to Him.

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

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

Obedience shows whether you are grateful.

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

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

Only he who believes is obedient and only he who is obedient believes.

Faith is nothing but obedience and piety.

Obedience alone gives the right to command.

Teachability and trust always leads to total obedience.

Faith is only real when there is obedience, never without it, and faith only becomes faith in the act of obedience.

Obedience is the road to freedom.

Civil disobedience is an act of love.

Obedience insures greatness, whilst disobedience leads to a repulse. Whosoever possesseth the qualities of righteousness placeth his head on the threshold of obedience.

Rationalization is one of the real obstacles to obedience.