{"quotes":[{"text":"Sol wanted to know how any ethical system – much less a religion so indomitable that it had survived every evil mankind could throw at it – could flow from a command from God for a man to slaughter his son. It did not matter to Sol that the command had been rescinded at the last moment. It did not matter that the command was a test of obedience. In fact, the idea that it was the obedience of Abraham which allowed him to become the father of all the tribes of Israel was precisely what drove Sol into fits of fury.","author":"Dan Simmons","tags":["abraham","ethics","god","obedience"],"id":1402,"author_id":"Dan+Simmons"},{"text":"Satan takes occasion of the frailty of the bodily temple and says, 'Now you know you cannot do that; you are so infirm, you cannot concentrate your mind,' etc. Never allow bodily infirmities to hinder you obeying the commands of Jesus.","author":"Oswald Chambers","tags":["healing","obedience","weakness"],"id":1571,"author_id":"Oswald+Chambers"},{"text":"Obedience is less painful than regret.","author":"Christine Caine","tags":["christine-caine","obedience","regret"],"id":3156,"author_id":"Christine+Caine"},{"text":"Christians sometimes make themselves into elephants afraid of mice. You have the Creator of the universe on your side; not to mention, you've been given eternal life. 'Whom or what shall you fear?' To be afraid of anything other than God himself is like an insult to God.","author":"Criss Jami","tags":["anxiety","apologetics","bravery","christ","christ-jesus","christian","christianity","courage","darkness","death","defensive","doubt","elephant","encouragement","eternal-life","evil","faith","faith-in-god","fear","fearlessness","funny","funny-but-true","god","goodness","humor","inspirational","irrational-fear","jesus","jesus-christ","life","light","love","martyr","motivational","mouse","negativity","obedience","offended","optimism","pessimism","positivity","power","pray","strength","trust","trust-in-god","universe","world","worry"],"id":4189,"author_id":"Criss+Jami"},{"text":"No one should be surprised at the difficulty of faith, if there is some part of his life where he is consciously resisting or disobeying the commandment of Jesus. Is there some part of your life which you are refusing to surrender at his behest, some sinful passion, maybe, or some animosity, some hope, perhaps your ambition or your reason? ... How can you hope to enter into communion with him when at some point in your life you are running away from him?","author":"Dietrich Bonhoeffer","tags":["belief","christianity","communion","doubt","faith","forgiveness","obedience","surrender"],"id":6192,"author_id":"Dietrich+Bonhoeffer"},{"text":"Never sever ties with a family member you once loved. Each of you might be on different spiritual paths, but both trails are leading you home.","author":"Shannon L. Alder","tags":["blessings","choices","compassion","empathy","faith","family","family-s-our-forever","fights","forgiving","healing","illness","learning","lessons","loss-of-family","loss-of-sister","love","mending","mental-disorders","misunderstanding","never-or-forever","obedience","redemption","religion","repairing","restoring","sisters","spiritual-journeys","spiritual-paths","tests","trials","wellness"],"id":6611,"author_id":"Shannon+L.+Alder"},{"text":"This, then, is true liberty: the joy that comes in doing what is right. At the same time, it is also devoted service in obedience to righteous precept.","author":"Augustine of Hippo","tags":["freedom","joy","liberty","obedience"],"id":6730,"author_id":"Augustine+of+Hippo"},{"text":"Obedience brings success exact obedience brings miracles. ","author":"Russell M. Nelson","tags":["miracles","obedience","brings "],"id":8171,"author_id":"Russell+M.+Nelson"},{"text":"Obedience is an act of faith disobedience is the result of unbelief. ","author":"Edwin Louis Cole","tags":["obedience","disobedience","act "],"id":8529,"author_id":"Edwin+Louis+Cole"},{"text":"A disciple does not ask, 'How much can I keep?' but, 'How much more can I give?' Whenever we start to get comfortable with our level of giving, it's time to raise it again.","author":"Randy Alcorn","tags":["christianity","comfort","disciple","discipline","faith","give","giving","keep","obedience","share","stewardship","trust"],"id":9024,"author_id":"Randy+Alcorn"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":281,"pages":29,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}