--- title: "8 Obedience Comes Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Obedience Comes quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Obedience Comes sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/020/john-piper-255_doe_obedience-does-not-consist-in-paying-god_839648.png" --- > [Obedience does not consist in paying God back and thus turning grace into a trade. Obedience comes from trusting in God for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/obedience-does-not-consist-in-paying-god-back-and-thus-turning-grace/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/020/john-piper-255_doe_obedience-does-not-consist-in-paying-god_839648.png) > [Obedience comes with pain. Often, the first effect of obedience is not blessings, but suffering. Sometimes, what obeying requires of us will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/london-mond/obedience-comes-with-pain-often-the-first-effect-of-obedience-is-not/) [London Mond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/london-mond/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/305/london-mond-3093_being-faithful_obedience-comes-with-pain-often-the-firs_860184.jpg) > [“obedience comes from faith.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-moore/obedience-comes-from-faith/) [Beth Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfb/beth-moore-212_comes_obedience-comes-from-faith-1599783_1599783.png) > [All true obedience comes from the heart. It was heart work with Christ. And if we consent, He will so identify Himself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-g-white/all-true-obedience-comes-from-the-heart-it-was-heart-work-with-christ/) [Ellen G. White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-g-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bd/ellen-g-white-1229_aim_all-true-obedience-comes-from-the-heart_2252061.jpg) > [ “5Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from\[3\] faith for his name’s… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/5through-him-we-received-grace-and-apostleship-to-call-all-the/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a5/anonymous-1_faith_5through-him-we-received-grace-and-apost_2347140.jpg) > [“The existence of laws, regulations, and procedures has never been sufficient to compel men to obedience. Productive obedience comes through the exercise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-l-larsen/the-existence-of-laws-regulations-and-procedures-has-never-been/) [Dean L. Larsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-l-larsen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acf/dean-l-larsen-42483_life_the-existence-of-laws-regulations-and-pr_2810404.png) > [The first step of humility is unhesitating obedience which comes naturally to those who cherish Christ above all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-of-nursia/the-first-step-of-humility-is-unhesitating-obedience-which-comes/) [Benedict of Nursia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-of-nursia/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd3/benedict-of-nursia-29376_cherish_the-first-step-of-humility-is-unhesitati_2831560.jpg) > [God doesn't want us to obey Him just because we're afraid of punishment.He longs for obedience that comes from our hearts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/god-doesn-t-want-us-to-obey-him-just-because-we-re-afraid-of/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd2/anonymous-1_obedience_god-doesn-t-want-us-to-obey-him-just-bec_3125497.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/obedience-comes/#itemlist", "name": "Obedience Comes Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Obedience does not consist in paying God back and thus turning grace into a trade. 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