The greatest test of
The greatest test of life is obedience to God. Ezra Taft Benson
Obedience To God
Here was the rub:
Here was the rub: one must be more zealous to please God than to avoid sin. One must sacrifice oneself utterly to God’s purposes, even to the point of possibly making moral mistakes. One’s obedience to God must be forward-oriented and zealous and free, and to be a mere moralist or pietist would make such … Read more
Obedience to God’s will
Obedience to God’s will is the secret of spiritual knowledge and insight. Eric Liddell
Obedience to God’s will
Obedience to God’s will is the secret of spiritual knowledge and insight. It is not willingness to know, but willingness to DO (obey) God’s will that brings certainty. Eric Liddell
Choices will continually be
Choices will continually be necessary and — let us not forget — possible. Obedience to God is always possible. It is a deadly error to fall into the notion that when feelings are extremely strong we can do nothing but act on them. Elisabeth Elliot
When obedience to God
When obedience to God contradicts what I think will give me pleasure, let me ask myself if I love Him. Elisabeth Elliot
To me, a lady
To me, a lady is not frilly, flouncy, flippant, frivolous and fluff-brained, but she is gentle, she is gracious, she is godly and she is giving. You and I have the gift of femininity… the more womanly we are, the more manly men will be and the more God is glorified. Be women, be only … Read more
God is God. Because
God is God. Because he is God, He is worthy of my trust and obedience. I will find rest nowhere but in His holy will that is unspeakably beyond my largest notions of what he is up to. Elisabeth Elliot
Reviling a Muslim is
Reviling a Muslim is disobedience to God, and fighting with him is infidelity. Elijah Muhammad
Over and over again,
Over and over again, people had to disobey lawful authority to follow the voice of their conscience. This obedience to God and disobedience to the State has, over and over again, happened throughout history. It is time again to cry out against our ‘leaders,’ to question (since it is not for us to say that … Read more