Quotes about Authority
It is better to preach five words of God's Word than five million words of man's wisdom.
- Charles Spurgeon
Religion, too, is a weapon. What manner of weapon is religion when it becomes the government?
- Frank Herbert
Leadership means that a group, large or small, is willing to entrust authority to a person who has shown judgement, wisdom, personal appeal, and proven competence.
- Walt Disney
When a king begins to act like a king, it is not long before someone else is king! Serving is a way we can place value on one another. A wise man is a server.
- Andy Andrews
No woman wants to be in submission to a man who isn't in submission to God!
- Bishop TD Jakes
told them that you have to earn the right to be heard. People won't just follow you because you say so. They will only follow you when you have endured, developed, grown, and sometimes suffered.
- Bishop TD Jakes
Remember that for every problem you face, Heaven has a divine prescription. God has a command of authority that you can bring against your present condition!
- Bishop TD Jakes
The Cabinet makes collective decision and when the Cabinet speaks it speaks with one voice.
- James Cleverly
God operates the world by covenants. Those covenants have specific jurisdictions and responsibilities, not to be infringed upon by another covenant.
- Tony Evans
If a Pope clearly realizes that he is no longer physically, psychologically, and spiritually capable of handling the duties of his office, then he has a right and, under some circumstances, also an obligation to resign.
- Pope Benedict XVI
Real spiritual authority has to do with the truth of the actual words being spoken, and the spirit of the person behind the words. Really, authority is about truth: honest-living truth.
- John Ortberg
The Word of God is the anvil upon which the opinions of men are smashed.
- Charles Spurgeon