Tag Archives: Obedience

Opportunity

He who observes his opportunities will find them plentifully given him.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834 – 1892)


“I Delight To Do Thy Will, O My God”

Man’s capacity for pleasure finds its full satisfaction when his life is surrendered to the will of God…. Infinite meaning lies within the words of Christ, ‘I delight to do thy will, O my God.’

G. Campbell Morgan (1863-1945)


Relationships and Choices

Having the ability to choose is what gives the word obey meaning and depth. Choice makes a relationship genuine.

John R. Cross, The Stranger on the Road to Emmaus, p. 41


I Can Do All Things Through Christ

The fact that God has commanded us to do a thing proves that we can do it.

Thomas Guthrie (1803–1873)


The Work of Christ

It is the work of Christ to bring us back to God, and to restore us to perfection of holiness and obedience; and He is the way to the Father, so faith in Him is the way to our former employment and enjoyment of God.

Richard Baxter, The Reformed Pastor, p. 58


Christ Is Lord of All

There is no sphere, however secular, in which Christ has no rights — and no sphere in which His servants are absolved from obedience to Him.

B. M. Metzger in J. Oswald Sanders, The Incomparable Christ, p. 228


How Do You Know When To Leave?

Better, a thousand times, to starve than to stay in a place where you cannot do what is right.

Addresses by Henry Drummond, p. 225


You Are the Only Bible Some People Will Ever Read

Christians should be walking Bibles, living the truths written. The Word is not only a guide to knowledge, but to obedience.

Thomas Watson (1620—1686)

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What Is Better Than One Hundred Sermons?

One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945)

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How Godly Are You?

Your delight and readiness in the paths of obedience is the very measure of your sanctification.

John Flavel (1628-1691)

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