Quotes about Obligation

Rabbi Tarfon said: "You are not called upon to complete the task, yet you are not free to evade it." Whatever we do is only a partial fulfillment; the rest is completed by God.

let every man remember that to violate the law is to trample on the blood of his father, and to tear the charter of his own and his children's liberty.

It is our moral obligation to give every child the very best education possible.

Luther had said that grace alone can save; his followers took up his doctrine and repeated it word for word. But they left out its invariable corollary, the obligation to discipleship...The justification of the sinner in the world degenerated into the justification of sin and the world. Costly grace was turned into cheap grace without discipleship.

My life is a gift not an obligation and I Get To make the most of it.

The point is not what we expect from life, but rather what life expects from us.

Evangelism is not an option for the Christian life.

Marshall made his decision, now let him enforce it.

What are the two or three things that you and only you are responsible for? What, specifically, have you been hired to do? What is "success" for the person in your position? Now let's slice it even thinner. Of the two or three things that define success for you, which of those are in line with your giftedness? Of the tasks you have been assigned to do, which of them are you specifically gifted to do?

Responsibility is the price of freedom.

Holiness of life is not the privilege of a chosen few - it is the obligation, the call, and the will of God for every Christian.

Duty is too often what one expects from others and not what one does.