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Son of Heav'n and Earth, Attend: that thou art happy, owe to God; That thou continuest such, owe to thyself, That is, to thy obedience; therein stand. — John Milton

Any lack of joy in the world is the result of disobedience. — Carolyn Shields

When we think seriously about what it will cost others if we obey the call of Jesus, we tell God He doesn't know what our obedience will cost. — Oswald Chambers

The essence of Christian obedience is not do's and don'ts but personal allegiance to Jesus. — Timothy Keller

Let us be humble and keep ourselves down: - Obedience! Humility! Detachment! — Philip Neri

Society values cooperation over independence, obedience over individuality, and niceness above all else. — Sue Grafton

Don't win loyalty, just obedience, and only while the lash is in the room. — Orson Scott Card

Every instance of obedience, from right motives, strengthens us spiritually, whilst every act of disobedience weakens us. — George Muller

True knowledge of God and of the secret of his wisdom comes from faith, because the obedience of faith opens to us the gate of the Kingdom of Heaven. — John Calvin

I rather choose to go through what will make me humble than to go for what will increase my pride to a level without limit — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail. — Ulysses S. Grant

Politeness. Obedience. Loyalty. Intelligence. Courtesy. Efficiency. — Arundhati Roy

God is responsible for the consequences of our obedience, WE are responsible for the consequences of our disobedience — Charles Stanley

Resistance to tyranny ius obedience to God — Susan B. Anthony

I wish to walk and keep the ways of God — Lailah Gifty Akita

The strongest is never strong enough to be always the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty — Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Obedience is the basic definition of worship. Like obedience, worship is to be a way of life rather than just an exercise on Sunday. — John F. MacArthur Jr.

A person is bound to work in obedience to and in conformity to that person's own nature. — Mahatma Gandhi

Greatness is a lot of small things done well. Day after day, workout after workout, obedience after obedience, day after day. — Ray Lewis

A whole lot of what we call 'struggling' is simply delayed obedience. — Elisabeth Elliot

Prayer is good: but when used as a substitute for obedience, it is naught but a blatant hypocrisy, a despicable Pharisaism. — Charles Studd

Faith, spirituality, and obedience produce a prepared and self-reliant people. — Keith B. McMullin

If we think about it, we realize that obedience that is not delighted in is not perfect obedience. — Jerry Bridges

There was a time when people valued honor and loyalty - when serving a ruler wasn't about obedience and fear. — Sarah J. Maas

Just as worship begins in holy expectancy, it ends in holy obedience. If worship does not propel us into greater obedience, it has not been worship. — Richard J. Foster

People in obedience to the Lord do not worry, do not fret, do not need to know all of the outcomes before they are willing to commit themselves. — Reinhard Bonnke

All spiritual acts well-pleasing unto God, as faith, repentance, obedience, are supernatural; flesh and blood revealeth not these things. — John Owen

In its narrowest acceptation, order means obedience. A government is said to preserve order if it succeeds in getting itself obeyed. — John Stuart Mill

Intimate knowledge of God is possible if we habitually search His Holy Scriptures & translate what we find into obedience. — George Muller

Obedience is a choice. It is a choice between our own limited knowledge & power & God's unlimited wisdom & omnipotence. — L. Tom Perry

Welcome Beauty, banish fear, You are queen and mistress here. Speak your wishes, speak your will, Swift obedience meets them still. — Ludwig Bechstein

When obedience to God contradicts what I think will give me pleasure, let me ask myself if I love Him. — Elisabeth Elliot

Our willingness and desire to be obedient to the teachings of Jesus is at the heart of our entire faith walk. — Sara Dormon

The plague of man is the opinion of knowledge. That is why ignorance is so recommended by our religion as a quality suitable to belief and obedience. — Michel De Montaigne

Since when has obedience to Christ and His Gospel become optional to Christianity? — K.P. Yohannan

What God says is best, is best, though all the men in the world are against it. — John Bunyan

Oh, sometimes it's just easier to please people, Maria said finally. — Lois Lowry

Obedience is a part of greatness. — Mark E. Petersen

Daily abandon would prove to be more costly than the reckless kinds of obedience. — Jennie Allen

Justice is the insurance which we have on our lives and property. Obedience is the premium which we pay for it. — William Penn

When your heart is broken, it's easier to follow rules — Betsy Cornwell

When you erode the fear of death with the knowledge that you already died [in Christ], you will find yourself moving toward a simple, bold obedience. — Edward T. Welch

If I worship the fact that I don't worship anything, amongst other things what I'm worshipping is denial. — Craig D. Lounsbrough

Her feistiness might be my fuel, but her obedience is my fucking fire. Without — Pam Godwin

From Obedience and submission comes all our virtues, and all sin is comes from self-opinion. — Michel De Montaigne

We need people who push boundaries rather than retreat inside them. — Tim Fargo

Freedom is obedience to self-formulated rules. — Aristotle.

Obedience is the path to freedom ... — James E. Faust

Obedience to the law of chastity will increase our happiness in mortality and make possible our progress in eternity. — David A. Bednar

Obedience is the fruit of faith. — Christina Rossetti

Keeping secrets from your father will only lead to trouble. — S.R. Ford

Obedience completes itself in understanding. — Phillips Brooks

I could not comprehend God's plan but my understanding was not essential. My obedience was. — Alice Gray

Once a policy, like a set of steel rails, had been laid down for him by his superiors, his obedience ran along it unswerving. — Kylie Tennant

Obedience leads to a powerful, confident life. — Jim George

Our identity as the people of God is marked primarily by our faithfulness in obedience to Him. — Max Anders

Our obedience to God's commandments comes as a natural outgrowth of our endless love and gratitude for the goodness of God. — Dieter F. Uchtdorf

God doesn't want our success; He wants us. He doesn't demand our achievements; He demands our obedience. — Charles Colson

Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God. — Benjamin Franklin

God is worthy of my loving obedience because of who He is, not because of what he does. — Jerry Bridges

It is right that what is just should be obeyed. It is necessary that what is strongest should be obeyed. — Blaise Pascal

No master can make me swear blind obedience. — Horace

Kingdom obedience is kingdom abundance — Dallas Willard

God does not call us to be successful, but to be obedient. — Billy Graham

Patience is the better part of valor. And obedience the better part of humanity. Listen to your elders. — Pierce Brown

When love burns toward the Savior a sincere passion to render obedience to all of His precepts is our desire, our delight and our holy obsession. — Albert Martin

Hers was a tone and manner that assured the listener they had only two choices; obedience or death. — Loretta Chase

On the radio, I heard someone define ethics as "obedience to the unenforceable. — Jon Kabat-Zinn

Every now and then I like to do as I'm told, just to confuse people. — Tamora Pierce

Obedience of the law is demanded; not asked as a favor. — Theodore Roosevelt

The Charkha, which is the embodiment of willing obedience and calm persistence, must therefore succeed before there is civil disobedience. — Mahatma Gandhi

An obedient child learns from the example of an obedient parent. — Jim George

Rationalization is one of the real obstacles to obedience. — Russell M. Nelson

What pleases the LORD more: burnt offerings and sacrifices or obedience to his voice? It is better to obey than to sacrifice. — Rick Warren

Love is the root; obedience is the fruit. — Matthew Henry

True saving faith involves "the whole personality": the mind is instructed, the emotions are stirred, and the will then acts in obedience to God. — Warren W. Wiersbe

Faith that saves has one distinguishing quality: saving faith is a faith that produces obedience; it is a faith that brings about a way of life. — Billy Graham

Be obedient to your superior, and your inferior will obey you. — Muhammad Ali

The most beloved manifestation of obedience to God is trust in Him — Ibn Ata Allah

Rebellion to tyranny is obedience to God. — Thomas Jefferson

Personally I declare that I owe the Pope no other obedience than that to Antichrist. — Martin Luther

You can only learn what obedience is by obeying — Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The direction a cloud moves is always approved of by the wind. — Marty Rubin

Obedience unlocks God's power. — Rick Warren

Inquiry is human; blind obedience brutal. Truth never loses by the one but often suffers by the other. — William Penn

Whoever strives to withdraw from obedience, withdraws from grace. — Thomas A Kempis

Obedience alone gives the right to command. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Intellectuals incline to be individualists, or even independents, are not team conscious and tend to regard obedience as a surrender of personality. — Harold Nicolson

Obedience is the opener of eyes. — George MacDonald

Obedience is the gateway through which knowledge enters the mind. — Helen Keller

Anticipatory obedience is a political tragedy. — Timothy Snyder

With faith and obedience practiced long enough, the Holy Ghost becomes a constant companion, our natures change, and endurance becomes certain. — Henry B. Eyring

Love is needed to strengthen the weak; love becomes tyrannical when it exacts obedience from an unbeliever. — Mahatma Gandhi

Faith is obedience, not compliance. — George MacDonald

God honors obedience, and He has distinct plans for us. I think the dreams that God puts in our hearts, we can fulfill. He's equipped us for that. — Joel Osteen

Together we shared a bond not even death would violate. — Dee Remy

Come when you're called; And do as you're bid; Shut the door after you; And you'll never be chid. — Maria Edgeworth

Obedience to public authority ought not to be based either on ignorance or stupidity. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Obedience is to a model ... what a huge penis is to a male porn star. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

The greatest thing is a life of obedience in the routine things of everyday life. No amount of fine feeling can take the place of faithful doing. — William Barclay