Quotes about Authoritative

The common law is not a brooding omnipresence in the sky but the articulate voice of some sovereign or quasi sovereign that can be identified.

And the elders and the people all said, “Do not listen to him or consent to his terms.”

I will establish his kingdom forever, if he resolutely carries out My commandments and ordinances, as is being done this day.’

to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.

Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.

a wind too strong for that comes from Me. Now I also pronounce judgments against them.”

Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?

Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash.

I say this as a concession, not as a command.

A mediator is unnecessary, however, for only one party; but God is one.

and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.

The law in the hands of Jesus becomes alive with God's own personality. Majestic and authoritative, he is present in every commandment, so absolute in his demands, so observant of our conduct, so intent upon the outcome, that the thought of giving him less than heart and soul and mind and strength in the product of our moral life ceases to be tolerable to ourselves.