Quotes about Authority
No believing Christian can be coerced beyond Holy Writ
— Martin Luther
But if you command me to believe or to get rid of certain books, I will not obey; for there you are a tyrant and overreach yourself...
— Martin Luther
I am not interested in power for power's sake, but I'm interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
The mariner will have dominion over the atmosphere and the great deep, over the fish of the sea and the fowls of the air.
— Mary Baker Eddy
When the President does it, that means that it is not illegal.
— Richard Nixon
Christians, like slaves and soldiers, ask no questions
— Jerry Falwell
We must know the power of truth and experience the truth about power.
— Mike Bickle
Jesus called them together and said, "You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." —Mark 10: 42—45
— Mike Breen
The greatest threat to kingdom privileges and benefits is an independent spirit.
— Myles Munroe
The ultimate goal of all personal and national authority is freedom
— Myles Munroe
This definition naturally establishes the fact that any domination of another human spirit is violation of God's natural law.
— Myles Munroe
Caesar's messengers didn't go round the world saying, 'Caesar is lord, so if you feel you need to have a Roman-empire kind of experience, you might want to submit to him'.
— NT Wright