Quotes about Authority
The Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son... and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man" (John 5:22, 27).
— David Jeremiah
It's abnormal for any man to have a leader other than God and Christ.
— Jesse Lee Peterson
"One atom of the plane where He functions would shatter the world."
— Confucius
He whose wisdom brings him into power, needs Goodness to secure that power. Else, though he get it, he will certainly lose it.
— Confucius
The Bible is authoritative on everything of which it speaks. Moreover, it speaks of everything.
— Cornelius Van Til
The Bible is thought of as authoritative on everything of which it speaks. Moreover, it speaks of everything. We do not mean that it speaks of football games, of atoms, etc., directly, but we do mean that it speaks of everything either directly or by implication.
— Cornelius Van Til
We are the children of a king and have in our possession the key to our Father's storehouse. All its treasures are ours to use at any moment. —Eva von Tiele-Winckler
— Corrie Ten Boom
When you delegate tasks, you create followers. When you delegate authority, you create leaders
— Craig Groeschel
In that moment, my heavenly Father said, "You are not who others say you are. You are who I say you are. And I say you are called to ministry.
— Craig Groeschel
We have to hate our immediate predecessors to get free of their authority.
— DH Lawrence
The Lord hadn't forgotten Elizabeth, nor had he tarried in answering her prayer without a good purpose. He chose her—an older woman with an unproven womb—in order to display his power, his might, his authority. And he blessed her to honor her faithfulness. The truth is, God's strength is fully revealed when our strength is depleted.
— Liz Curtis Higgs
The quality which gave such force to Calvin's teaching was his close adherence to the Bible as an inspired and authoritative book.
— Loraine Boettner