Quotes about Obedience

But let us keep in mind Philippians 2:13: "It is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure." When your will is combined with God's will, He gives you the power to do what your will is telling you you ought to do. You are not fighting this battle alone. You have tremendous power available to you in Christ.

a man is defined biblically as "a male who has learned to submit his maleness to the lordship of Jesus Christ.

In God's economy, the way up the ladder is down it. The rise to celebrity starts on your knees with a basin, a towel, and a humble heart.

Faith is directly tied to an action done in response to a revealed truth.

This is why everyone must "work out" his or her own salvation (see Philippians 2:12).

Getting into God's kingdom comes by way of the process known as conversion, but getting God's kingdom to visibly manifest itself in the daily abundant life comes through your commitment.

To make disciples is to teach people how to keep the faith. One keeps faith by following Jesus' words rather than merely knowing faith's content.

For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God" (Rom. 13:1). God

Christian doctrine is what the church believes, teaches, and confesses as it prays and suffers, serves and obeys, celebrates and awaits the coming of the kingdom of God. —Jaroslav Pelikan

Jack Taylor put it this way: "an idol is something you have to check with before you say yes to God".

There are three keys here that God said would determine his success. First, the Law of God was to be in his mouth. Next, he was to meditate on it day and night. And finally, he was to do all that he was talking about and meditating on.

Sometimes following God means throwing caution to the wind. Sometimes caution is a symptom of faithlessness.