Blind obedience Quote by G C Berkouwer

“The authority of God's Word is not an arbitrary, external authority. It is a wooing and conquering authority. Scripture's authority does not demand blind…

— G C Berkouwer

“The authority of God is unlike what is usually meant by "external authority" ... The authority of God brings perspective, joy and hope.”

— G C Berkouwer

“Authority ... cannot be a darksome power that compels us to subject ourselves without reason ... Something happens in revelation that is totally different…

— G.C. Berkouwer

If I believe authority is raised by God - I understand I don't understand all things. And what those purposes are. He's a sovereign…

— Paula White

“God is hidden in vocations that bear authority. But that puts the pressure on human beings exercise that authority to act with God's justice…

— Gene Edward Veith Jr

“The more a man departs from lawful authority, that is, authority normally constituted, whether by God or by the nature of things, the more…

— Antonin Sertillanges

“The mysterious, invisible authority of the divine child over human hearts is more solidly grounded then the visible and resplendent power of earthly rulers.…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The belief in authority is the source of conscience; which is therefore not the voice of God in the heart of man, but the…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“Rules were invented by elders so they could get to bed early. Men who speak endlessly on authority only prove they have none. And…

— Gene Edwards

Jesus was a perfect example of following authority. He was subject to His earthly parents; he subjected himself to the laws of the land,…

— Monica Johnson

“God structures his authority based on how he operates internally—that is, how each member of the trinity sees and interacts with each other. God…

— Reid A. Ashbaucher

Authority is not power; that's coercion. Authority is not knowledge; that's persuasion, or seduction. Authority is simply that the author has the right to…

— Herman Kahn