--- title: "19 Rule God Quotes by 15 authors" description: "Browse 19 Rule God quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Rule God sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be7/jerry-bridges-1451_anger_bitterness-arises-in-our-hearts-when-we_194507.png" --- > [Bitterness arises in our hearts when we do not trust in the sovereign rule of God in our lives](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-bridges/bitterness-arises-in-our-hearts-when-we-do-not-trust-in-the-sovereign/) [Jerry Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be7/jerry-bridges-1451_anger_bitterness-arises-in-our-hearts-when-we_194507.png) > [“What is the rule of God? He does not bind the one who wants to become free, and the one who wants…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/what-is-the-rule-of-god-he-does-not-bind-the-one-who-wants-to-become/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cf/dada-bhagwan-31_bound_what-is-the-rule-of-god-he-does-not-bind_2399690.jpg) > [Disciples are people who operate under the rule of God, and if we're not operating under the rule of God, we can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-evans/disciples-are-people-who-operate-under-the-rule-of-god-and-if-we-re/) [Tony Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-evans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f80/tony-evans-1635_disciple_disciples-are-people-who-operate-under-t_1458790.png) > [A kingdom man is a man who visibly demonstrates the comprehensive rule of God underneath the Lordship of Jesus Christ in every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-evans/a-kingdom-man-is-a-man-who-visibly-demonstrates-the-comprehensive/) [Tony Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-evans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3c/tony-evans-1635_areas_a-kingdom-man-is-a-man-who-visibly-demon_2818062.png) > [There can be no rule of God in the present state of iniquitous inequalities in which a few roll in riches and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahatma-gandhi/there-can-be-no-rule-of-god-in-the-present-state-of-iniquitous/) [Mahatma Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahatma-gandhi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61a/mahatma-gandhi-23_enough_there-can-be-no-rule-of-god-in-the-prese_2349616.jpg) > [If thou wouldst rule well, thou must rule for God, and to do that, thou must be ruled by him... Those who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/if-thou-wouldst-rule-well-thou-must-rule-for-god-and-to-do-that-thou/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f43/william-penn-1104_gods-will_if-thou-wouldst-rule-well-thou-must-rule_89215.png) > [It is the responsibility of every Christ-centred follower to carve out a satisfying life under the loving rule of God or else…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dallas-willard/it-is-the-responsibility-of-every-christ-centred-follower-to-carve/) [Dallas Willard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dallas-willard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38b/dallas-willard-819_christ_it-is-the-responsibility-of-every-christ_1507962.png) > [“When the Church tries to embody the rule of God in the forms of earthly power it may achieve that power, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesslie-newbigin/when-the-church-tries-to-embody-the-rule-of-god-in-the-forms-of/) [Lesslie Newbigin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesslie-newbigin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f52/lesslie-newbigin-11290_christian_when-the-church-tries-to-embody-the-rule_681393.jpg) > [“For if there is an actual and present rule of God in the world, then it must be found, not in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luke-timothy-johnson/for-if-there-is-an-actual-and-present-rule-of-god-in-the-world-then/) [Luke Timothy Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luke-timothy-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ded/luke-timothy-johnson-35863_church_for-if-there-is-an-actual-and-present-ru_2533604.png) > [“Wherever I found religion in my life I found strife, the attempt of one individual or group to rule another in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-wright/wherever-i-found-religion-in-my-life-i-found-strife-the-attempt-of/) [Richard Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-wright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c4/richard-wright-4088_life_wherever-i-found-religion-in-my-life-i-f_1808812.jpg) > [“a kingdom man may be defined as a man who positions himself and operates according to the comprehensive rule of God over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-evans/a-kingdom-man-may-be-defined-as-a-man-who-positions-himself-and/) [Tony Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-evans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5b/tony-evans-1635_kingdom_a-kingdom-man-may-be-defined-as-a-man-wh_2031409.jpg) > [We need to have a unified understanding of our national heritage without losing our personal distinctives. The closer that national heritage is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-evans/we-need-to-have-a-unified-understanding-of-our-national-heritage/) [Tony Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-evans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb0/tony-evans-1635_culture_we-need-to-have-a-unified-understanding_173577.jpg) > [The Christian goal for the world is the universal development of Biblical theocratic republics, in which every area of life is redeemed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chilton/the-christian-goal-for-the-world-is-the-universal-development-of/) [David Chilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chilton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20c/david-chilton-45622_areas_the-christian-goal-for-the-world-is-the_2437120.png) > [“It is well known how hard it is to provide a benign order within human means. For the problem, once again, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dallas-willard/it-is-well-known-how-hard-it-is-to-provide-a-benign-order-within/) [Dallas Willard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dallas-willard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a74/dallas-willard-819_human-heart_it-is-well-known-how-hard-it-is-to-provi_251279.jpg) > [“But the root of all sin is self-sufficiency—independence from the rule of God. When we fail to wait prayerfully for God’s guidance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/but-the-root-of-all-sin-is-self-sufficiency-independence-from-the/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd7/anonymous-1_quote_but-the-root-of-all-sin-is-self-sufficie_1691976.jpg) > [“Human beings seem to have a perpetual tendency to have somebody else talk to God for them. We are content to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-j-foster/human-beings-seem-to-have-a-perpetual-tendency-to-have-somebody-else/) [Richard J. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-j-foster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/517/richard-j-foster-1460_church_human-beings-seem-to-have-a-perpetual-te_1245943.jpg) > [The rule of God is not tyranny, for it does not partake of a political or governmental character -- it is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-batchelder-greene/the-rule-of-god-is-not-tyranny-for-it-does-not-partake-of-a-political/) [William Batchelder Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-batchelder-greene/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d54/william-batchelder-greene-2186_authority_the-rule-of-god-is-not-tyranny-for-it-do_714782.jpg) > [The lordship of man over man is the root cause of all corrupt rule. In the light of this principle, no laws…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abul-a-la-maududi/the-lordship-of-man-over-man-is-the-root-cause-of-all-corrupt-rule-in/) [Abul A'la Maududi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abul-a-la-maududi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/478/abul-a-la-maududi-51903_behalf_the-lordship-of-man-over-man-is-the-root_669123.png) > [There is only one rule by which to judge if God is near us or is far away - the rule that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/there-is-only-one-rule-by-which-to-judge-if-god-is-near-us-or-is-far/) [John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/703/john-f-kennedy-246_ability_there-is-only-one-rule-by-which-to-judge_210325.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rule-god/#itemlist", "name": "Rule God Quotes", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Bitterness arises in our hearts when we do not trust in the sovereign rule of God in our lives", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jerry Bridges" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-bridges/bitterness-arises-in-our-hearts-when-we-do-not-trust-in-the-sovereign/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be7/jerry-bridges-1451_anger_bitterness-arises-in-our-hearts-when-we_194507.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be7/jerry-bridges-1451_anger_bitterness-arises-in-our-hearts-when-we_194507.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be7/jerry-bridges-1451_anger_bitterness-arises-in-our-hearts-when-we_194507.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Bitterness arises in our hearts when we do not trust in the sovereign rule of God in our lives” — Jerry Bridges", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“What is the rule of God? 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