Quotes about Authority

God's promises are only as good as the extent of his sovereignty.

You've been born into a world of authority, and it is not you.

It takes grace for me to acknowledge that there is a King and that he is not me.

It contradicts our normal thinking, but the doorway to freedom is submission. When I acknowledge that I am a danger to myself and submit to the authority, wisdom, and grace of God, I am not killing any hope I have for freedom. The opposite is true.

The passion for truth is silenced by answers which have the weight of undisputed authority.

Once our understanding is enlightened, we are no longer a pushover for the kingdom of darkness.

Remember, Christ never broke the written instructions of God. He only broke the traditions of men

Many people today are too bold to speak against men and women who are anointed of God.

Notions of absolute truth and ultimate authority are fiercely attacked, and the Bible itself is no longer accorded unconditional respect in Western societies.

He is not only its omega but also its alpha, and he is and can be its omega only as he is its alpha."1

When you read the Bible on its own terms, you discover that it doesn't behave itself like a holy rulebook should.

Sticking to the Bible at every turn, like it's an owner's manual or book of instruction, as the way to know God misses what Paul and the rest of the New Testament writers show us again and again: the words on the page of the Bible don't drive the story, Jesus does. Jesus is bigger than the Bible. For