Quotes about Obedience

The first duty of every soul is to find not its freedom but its Master.

First, a disciple is called to walk with Christ; they profess faith in Jesus Christ. Second, a disciple is equipped to live like Christ; they are engaged in a process of spiritual growth and transformation. Third, a disciple is sent to work for Christ; they serve the Lord.

THE BIBLE TELLS US, "Go and make disciples … baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:19). Sometimes we get this confused with, "Go and make workers … browbeating them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

A heart filled with faith, hope, and love leads to a righteous, obedient life.

Personal ministry is not about always knowing what to say. It is not about fixing everything in sight that is broken. Personal ministry is about connecting people with Christ so that they are able to think as he would have them think, desire what he says is best, and do what he calls them to do even if their circumstances never get "fixed." It involves exposing hurt, lost, and confused people to God's glory, so that they give up their pursuit of their own glory and live for his.

Your theology won't always work toward your obedience, because your use of theology is dictated by the condition of your heart. If your heart is not submitting to the plan of God, you will actually use your theology to justify things that should not be justified.

Joyful, perseverant obedience only ever grows in the soil of worship.

God's call to obey is itself a grace. In this call, he is actively rescuing you from you.

It requires powerful mercy for me to become a person who surrenders self-appointed authority to the authority of God.

True biblical faith is always something that you live. If your faith does not reshape your life, it is not true faith.

Christ has gained God's favor on your behalf. So your obedience is never a fearful payment, but a hymn of gratitude to a God who met you where you were and did for you what you could not have done for yourself.

Faith means you take God at his word, you never let yourself think that you're smarter than him, and you live inside his boundaries.