Quotes about Authority
When it comes to leadership, silence is nonverbal communication. It communicates agreement and grants permission by saying, "What you're doing is fine.
— John Bevere
He only comes in as our complete and total King, with no person, thing, or activity vying for His place in our hearts. He must be Lord, which means supreme master and owner—meaning we don't own our lives any longer.
— John Bevere
Because the Western church has emphasized the work Jesus did for us as Savior rather than His position as Lord, lack of submission to His position of authority creates a significant fault in our foundation. Hear
— John Bevere
Grace is not merely a God-given cover-up of our sin. It empowers us to live like Jesus, to rule in this life by manifesting heaven's authority and power to change our world of influence.
— John Bevere
We cannot separate our submission to God's inherent authority from our submission to His delegated authority. All authority originates from Him! Hear what the Scripture admonishes: Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves. (Rom. 13:1—2)
— John Bevere
Our lives must be submitted to and built upon His position of lordship, not upon His work as Savior.
— John Bevere
The greater God's revealed glory, the greater and swifter the judgment of irreverence!
— John Bevere
We see then that the glory of the Lord is everything that makes God, God. All His characteristics, authority, power, wisdom-literally the immeasurable weight and magnitude of God-are contained within God's glory.
— John Bevere
Spoiled children lack a true respect for authority, especially when they do not get what they want when they want it. Their lack of reverence for authority sets them up to be easily offended with God.
— John Bevere
Grace enables and empowers us to live a life of holiness and obedience to the authority of God.
— John Bevere
In God's eyes, partial or selective obedience is the same as rebellion to His authority. It is the evidence of a lack of the fear of God!
— John Bevere
You can see that the law can both discover and condemn sin, but it has no power to control it.
— John Bunyan