Quotes about Command

Give as few orders as possible," his father had told him once long ago. "Once you've given orders on a subject, you must always give orders on that subject.

Law is the highest reason implanted in Nature, which commands what ought to be done and forbids the opposite.

If our planes were shot down, yes, they's wake me right away. If the other fellows' were shot down, why wake me up?

Law has the power to compel: indeed, the ability to enforce is a condition of the ability to command.

First, If the command of Christ to teach all nations be restricted to the apostles, or those under the immediate inspiration of the Holy Ghost, then that of baptizing should be so too; and every denomination of Christians, except the Quakers, do wrong in baptizing with water at all.

Thirdly, If the command of Christ to teach all nations extend only to the apostles, then, doubtless, the promise of the divine presence in this work must be so limited; but this is worded in such a manner as expressly precludes such an idea. Lo, I am with you always, to the end of the world.

What openings of providence do we wait for? We can neither expect to be transported into the heathen world without ordinary means, nor to be endowed with the gift of tongues, &c. when we arrive there. These would not be providential interpositions, but miraculous ones. Where a command exists nothing can be necessary to render it binding but a removal of those obstacles which render obedience impossible, and these are removed already.

Those who can command themselves command others.

To impress the idea of power on others, they must be made in some way to feel it.

Further, Take heed that you faithfully perform the business you have to do in the world, from a regard to the commands of God and not from an ambitious desire of being esteemed better than others.

God never demands anything that He does not provide for. Whatever God commands us to do, He equips us to do.

All moral obligation resolves itself into the obligation of conformity to the will of God.