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title: "20 God Authority Quotes by 20 authors"
description: "Browse 20 God Authority quotes by 20 authors. Discover the best God Authority sayings and thoughts."
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> [The laws of nature are the laws of God, whose authority can be superseded by no power on earth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mason/the-laws-of-nature-are-the-laws-of-god-whose-authority-can-be-2/)

[George Mason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mason/)

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> [You don't give God authority over your life. He has it, totally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/you-don-t-give-god-authority-over-your-life-he-has-it-totally/)

[John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/)

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> [Until we stand in a place where we have met God, we have no authority to change a Nation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-engle/until-we-stand-in-a-place-where-we-have-met-god-we-have-no-authority/)

[Lou Engle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-engle/)

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> [What gives the Word of God authority is simply the fact that it is the word of God!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vance-havner/what-gives-the-word-of-god-authority-is-simply-the-fact-that-it-is/)

[Vance Havner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vance-havner/)

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> [It is a lifelong choice to deliberately and habitually bring ourselves under God’s authority.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-p-yohannan/it-is-a-lifelong-choice-to-deliberately-and-habitually-bring/)

[K.P. Yohannan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-p-yohannan/)

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> [“We yield to a God whose authority brings an empowering blessing, not an oppressive burden.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stovall-weems/we-yield-to-a-god-whose-authority-brings-an-empowering-blessing-not/)

[Stovall Weems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stovall-weems/)

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> [To live coram Deo is to live one’s entire life in the presence of God, under the authority of God, to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-c-sproul/to-live-coram-deo-is-to-live-one-s-entire-life-in-the-presence-of-god/)

[R. C. Sproul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-c-sproul/)

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> [Nothing should be considered outside the scope of God's authority.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-anders/nothing-should-be-considered-outside-the-scope-of-god-s-authority/)

[Max Anders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-anders/)

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> [For a servant of God to have authority in every sentence he utters, he must first suffer for the message he is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sung/for-a-servant-of-god-to-have-authority-in-every-sentence-he-utters-he/)

[John Sung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sung/)

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> [No human law can abolish the natural and original right of marriage, nor in any way limit the chief and principal purpose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-leo-xiii/no-human-law-can-abolish-the-natural-and-original-right-of-marriage/)

[Pope Leo XIII](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-leo-xiii/)

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> [How can a good God appoint cruel people to positions of authority? The answer is simple: God is the originator of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bevere/how-can-a-good-god-appoint-cruel-people-to-positions-of-authority-the/)

[John Bevere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bevere/)

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> [We do not segment our lives, giving some time to God, some to our business or schooling, while keeping parts to ourselves.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/we-do-not-segment-our-lives-giving-some-time-to-god-some-to-our/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“When we submit to the Word of God as our authority, we are submitting to the Spirit Himself, since He inspired every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-macarthur/when-we-submit-to-the-word-of-god-as-our-authority-we-are-submitting/)

[John MacArthur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-macarthur/)

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> [When Christians speak of the authority of Scripture, because Christians believe that this word, even though it's mediated through many different human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-a-carson/when-christians-speak-of-the-authority-of-scripture-because/)

[D. A. Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-a-carson/)

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> [“God has a university. It’s a small school. Few enroll; even fewer graduate. Very, very few indeed. God has this school because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-edwards/god-has-a-university-it-s-a-small-school-few-enroll-even-fewer-2/)

[Gene Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-edwards/)

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> [“Theocracy in the West is a kingdom of God where authority vests in specially ordained priests who exercise it on behalf of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ishtiaq-husain-qureshi/theocracy-in-the-west-is-a-kingdom-of-god-where-authority-vests-in/)

[Ishtiaq Husain Qureshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ishtiaq-husain-qureshi/)

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> [“The ambassador doesn’t have any authority in and of himself. He has authority only because he represents a king who has authority.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-david-tripp/the-ambassador-doesn-t-have-any-authority-in-and-of-himself-he-has/)

[Paul David Tripp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-david-tripp/)

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> [“And here, right at the start, one encounters a new difficulty. For the task of reestablishing the notion of God's authority is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-blamires/and-here-right-at-the-start-one-encounters-a-new-difficulty-for-the/)

[Harry Blamires](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-blamires/)

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> [Being yielded to God's authority keeps us pliable and open-minded to a possible change of plans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-moore/being-yielded-to-god-s-authority-keeps-us-pliable-and-open-minded-to/)

[Beth Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-moore/)

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> [The nice thing about citing god as an authority is that you can prove anything you set out to prove.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-heinlein/the-nice-thing-about-citing-god-as-an-authority-is-that-you-can-prove/)

[Robert A. Heinlein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-heinlein/)

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