Authority Quote by Edmund Burke

Christ has not only ordained that there shall be such officers in his Church - he has not only specified their duties and prerogatives…

— Charles Hodge

Our second remark is, that the office is of divine appointment, not merely in the sense in which the civil powers are ordained of…

— Charles Hodge

Certainly, no power to prescribe any religious exercise, or to assume authority in religious discipline, has been delegated to the General Government.

— Thomas Jefferson

God has not granted civic rulers authority over the doctrine, practice, or polity of the church.

— John MacArthur

The appointing power of the Pope is treated as a public trust, and not as a personal perquisite.

— Grover Cleveland

One who lays claim to special privilege through the priesthood doesn't understand the nature of his authority.

— M. Russell Ballard

The problem is authority. But these Vatican officials seem unable to understand authority except as authoritarianism.

— David Tracy

They don't want to be reminded that there is an authority higher than the authority of the state.

— Roy Moore

Politicians who do not use the Bible to guide their public and private lives do not belong in office.

— Beverly LaHaye

Whoever is a complete person does not need to be an authority.

— Max Stirner

It is an unsufferable blasphemy to reject the public ministry or to say that people can become holy without sermons and Church. This involves…

— Martin Luther

Authority does not equal competency.

— Andy Stanley