Obedience Quotes

824 Obedience quotes by 491 unique authors

What is courage? It is the ability to be strong in trust, in conviction, in obedience. To be courageous is to step out in faith… — Kay Arthur
You can only learn what obedience is by obeying — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Learn obedience first. Among these Western nations, with such a high spirit of independence, the spirit of obedience is equally strong. We are all of… — Swami Vivekananda
The person who understands the evil in his own heart is the only person who is useful, fruitful, and solid in his beliefs and obedience.… — John Owen
Beware of the inclination to dictate to God what consequences you would allow as a condition of your obedience to Him. — Oswald Chambers
When absolute control and rigid obedience pose as love within the family and the local faith-community , we produce trained cowards rather than Christian persons. — Brennan Manning
Teach me to take all grace / And spring it into blades of act, / Grow spears and sheaves of charity, / While each new… — Thomas Merton
A whole lot of what we call 'struggling' is simply delayed obedience. — Elisabeth Elliot
If obedience is not rendered in the homes, we shall never have a whole city, country, principality, or kingdom well governed. For this order in… — Martin Luther
If Jesus Christ is the head of the church and hence the source and goal of its entire life, true growth is only possible in… — Os Guinness
With an abstract idea it is possible to enter into a relation of formal knowledge, to become enthusiastic about it, and perhaps even to put… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The devil would gladly give a Bible to every man and promote obedience to its commands if in exchange we would surrender to him the… — Paul Washer
God doesn't want our success; He wants us. He doesn't demand our achievements; He demands our obedience. — Charles Colson
Obedience is the key that opens every door. — C.S. Lewis
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… — Charles R. Swindoll
Genuine love for Jesus manifests itself in obedience to His commandments. — R C Sproul
Obedience to the will of God is the pathway to perpetual honor and everlasting joy. — Charles Spurgeon
Obedience is the road to freedom, humility the road to pleasure, unity the road to personality. — C.S. Lewis
Live the law of love. We encourage obedience to the laws of life when we live the laws of love. — Stephen Covey
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. — J C Ryle
Christ honors our submission even when our only motivation is obedience. — Beth Moore
Obedience to God is the most infallible evidence of sincere and supreme love to him. — Nathanael Emmons
Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. — Howard Zinn
If the text is God's Word, it is appropriate that we respond with reverence, a certain fear, a holy joy, a questing obedience. — D. A. Carson
Life of the soul is union with God, as life of the body is union with the soul. As the soul was separated from God… — Gregory Palamas

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