Top Obedience Quotes

Christians sometimes make themselves into elephants afraid of mice. You have the Creator of the universe on your side; not to mention, you've been given eternal life. 'Whom or what shall you fear?' To...

The sacrifices we make to stay healthy, to look good, the tasty foods we skip, the guilt trips, the exercising - all these things require great discipline, care, and even a paradoxical, self-denying s...

Obedience Definition

(n.) The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that which is required by authority; subjection to rightful restraint or control.

(n.) Words or actions denoting submission to authority; dutifulness.

(n.) A following; a body of adherents; as, the Roman Catholic obedience, or the whole body of persons who submit to the authority of the pope.

(n.) A cell (or offshoot of a larger monastery) governed by a prior.

(n.) One of the three monastic vows.

(n.) The written precept of a superior in a religious order or congregation to a subject.

You can do the right thing that seems wrong to others, or the wrong thing that seems right, and its actually puerile to await recommendation when what you are about to do doesn't concerns anyone.

Whenever you jump off a cliff at GOD's command, be sure that you will fly! Either by soaring on the palm of His hands or on the parachute of that command or you will suddenly have wings pop out and su...

The suicide committed by Sampson was partly determined by the craftiness of Delilah and partly decided by the disobedience of Sampson. Satan uses crafty means to set traps for us, but by our obedience...

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

What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.

If you have the blessings of Abraham in your life, then you should also have his obedience, humility and ability to submit to others

We are not as some people like to assume nowadays 'just being real' by embracing passively the sinful, fallen versions of ourselves. Quite the opposite really: our true selves were, from the beginning...

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.

An advice is truly valuable when people not just give it their ears but also their obedience.

The author tells a story wherein a missionary friend of his was invited by unbelievers on a train ride to play cards. The friend declined, saying that he did not bring his hands with him. He explained...

All children are born rebels and explorers until they're taught to sit still and obey.

Any lack of joy in the world is the result of disobedience.

You don't need anybody's permission to prove yourself, just prove yourself.

Whatever you choose, however many roads you travel, I hope that you choose not to be a lady. I hope you will find some way to break the rules and make a little trouble out there. And I also hope that...

Middle-aged people can balance between believing in God and breaking all the commandments without difficulty.

when you obey the rules, the rules obey you

Obedience is the virtue that determines whether a person is either a servant or a rebel. Life of integrity is built on obedience of God's statutes and nothing else.

Schooling is a manufacturing process whereby the raw material called curious boys is turned into products called obedient men.