Quotes about Authority
We did not follow cleverly contrived myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 1:16
— Beth Moore
Words wield power, both divine and mortal. We might think of the comparison of the power of words like this: God's words are omnipotent. Our words are potent.
— Beth Moore
I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the forces of Hades will not overpower it. Matthew 16:18
— Beth Moore
Whatever you bind on earth is already bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth is already loosed in heaven. Matthew 16:19
— Beth Moore
This is My Son, the Chosen One; listen to Him. Luke 9:35
— Beth Moore
Who are you— anyone who talks back to God? Romans 9:20
— Beth Moore
In order to accuse Him, they asked Him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" Matthew 12:10
— Beth Moore
They want to be teachers of the law, although they don't understand what they are saying or what they are insisting on. 1 Timothy 1:7
— Beth Moore
Each generation, as it seeks to advance the common good, must ask anew: 'What are the requirements that governments may reasonably impose upon citizens, and how far do they extend? By appeal to what authority can moral dilemmas be resolved?'
— Pope Benedict XVI
There's a problem with the hierarchical orientation, though. When the numbers get too big, the thing breaks down. A pecking order can hold only so many chickens.
— Steven Pressfield
While those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them.
— Steven Pressfield
Colonel L., in whose eyes I was a first-rate Riot Acter or, worse, an intellectual—in his phrase, "someone who reads books"—the most damning appraisal that could be made of a junior lieutenant.
— Steven Pressfield