#commands

Jesus was not denying the legitimacy of biblical law. On the contrary, He was affirming biblical law. We love God first; God commands us to keep His word; therefore, we must enforce the law on ourselves. ↗

— Gary North

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I run in the path of your commands for you have set my heart free. ~Psalm 119:32 ↗

— Anonymous

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The fact is that love is of two kinds, one which commands, and one which obeys. The two are quite distinct, and the passion to which the one gives rise is not the passion of the other. ↗

— Honore de Balzac

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I believe there is a moral sense and a global ethic that commands attention from people of every religion and every faith, and people of no faith. But I think what's new is that we now have the capacity to communicate instantaneously across frontiers right across the world. ↗

— Gordon Brown

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Respect commands itself and can neither be given nor withheld when it is due. ↗

— Eldridge Cleaver

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The best political weapon is the weapon of terror. Cruelty commands respect. Men may hate us. But, we don't ask for their love; only for their fear. ↗

— Heinrich Himmler

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The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is only the benevolent man that wins our affection. ↗

— William Dean Howells

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Various are the pleas and arguments which men of corrupt minds frequently urge against yielding obedience to the just and holy commands of God. ↗

— George Whitefield

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