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The imminent era draws near when humanity may be replaced by AI, a technological realm infiltrated by ominous forces seeking Earth's destruction. A plea echoes to Christians and non-Christians alike: pray, pray for what is approaching—a war against spiritual dominion and mankind. Urgently beseech the divine, for the moment is now, not tomorrow. Tomorrow may be too late for some, as sad as it sounds. To those who hear the truth and resist obedience, be prepared to confront formidable forces. Let not your hearts harden, for in prayer lies the hope for divine intervention in the face of impending challenges. – Christen Kuikoua	added by ChristenKuikouafans 2 months ago
Freedom in this body involves obedience to all the rules of this body, including the rules of decorum. – Sue Vinton	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The doctrine of blind obedience and unqualified submission to any human power, whether civil or ecclesiastical, is the doctrine of despotism, and ought to have no place among Republicans and Christians. – Angelica Grimke	added by Normando 1 year ago
There are times she is kneeling out of obedience, reverence and respect. Those are the times it is okay to stand above her. But when she is kneeling because the weight of the world is just too heavy to bear...that is when you should be kneeling beside her. – unknown	added by unochickie 1 year ago
The dogma of religion is love, and love is obedience to creationism. – Merlin Figama Worshipper	added by legerfig 1 year ago
In today's world where many countries waste time dealing with The United States with submission and blind obedience, there's only our country on this planet that can shake the world by firing a missile with the The United States mainland in its range, there are more than 200 countries in the world, but only a few have hydrogen bombs, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and hypersonic missiles. – The United	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Your gift is in the place of your obedience. – sindiswa matyobeni	added by sindiswamatyobeni 2 years ago
I think they’re products of a culture that has arisen within the U.S. military that simply does not encourage innovative thinking or creative thinking, that rewards perhaps obedience above all else. – Marine Col. Andrew Milburn	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The overwhelming sentiment of the Filipino is that I am not qualified and it would be a violation of the Constitution to circumvent the law, the spirit of the Constitution, and so, in obedience to the will of the people, who after all placed me in the presidency many years ago, I now say, sa mga kababayan ko, sundin ko ang gusto ninyo( my countrymen, I will heed Duterte Carpio advice). And today, I announce my retirement from politics. – Duterte Carpio	Found on CNN 2 years ago
When state and government have gone, laws must go. People who speak of “laws” in a communistic society, think perhaps only of those general rules of sensible and noble conduct which every good man finds it easy to observe. But in that case they use a wrong word. A law is a rule connected with an apparatus to compel obedience. Behind the law stand the court, the sheriff, the police, the hangman, etc., and who wants them? None, we guess. – Johann Most	added by anonymous 2 years ago
The struggle is always between the individual and his sacred right to express himself and... the power structure that seeks conformity, suppression and obedience. – Justice William O. Douglas	added by Normando 3 years ago
[W]henever the Legislators endeavor to take away, and destroy the Property of the People, or to reduce them to Slavery under Arbitrary Power, they put themselves into a state of War with the People, who are thereupon absolved from any farther Obedience, and are left to the common Refuge, which God hath provided for all Men, against Force and Violence. Whensoever therefore the Legislative shall transgress this fundamental Rule of Society; and either by Ambition, Fear, Folly or Corruption, endeavor to grasp themselves, or put into the hands of any other an Absolute Power over the Lives, Liberties, and Estates of the People; By this breach of Trust they forfeit the Power, the People had put into their hands, for quite contrary ends, and it devolves to the people, who have a Right to resume their original Liberty. – John Locke	added by Normando 3 years ago
I wanted to take the dog to obedience class but it wouldn't go. – Ken Dodd	added by RobertHaigh 3 years ago
Peace cannot exist in that society where their is no justice, equality and obedience of law. – Bahram Baloch	added by anonymous 4 years ago
I have many reasons why not to do this. But I feel like out of duty and out of obedience to what the Lord has called me to do, and then, to use the talents that I just shared with you guys, the talents that God has given me to glorify him. I feel compelled. – Frank Pomeroy	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Our problem is that people all over the world have obeyed the dictates of leaders and millions have been killed because of this obedience. Our problem is that people are obedient all over the world in the face of poverty, starvation, stupidity, war and cruelty. Our problem is that people are obedient while the jails are full of petty thieves and the grand thieves are running the country. That’s our problem. – Howard Zinn	added by Normando 5 years ago
I recognize, and offer my support and obedience, to the transition government led by the president, Juan Guaido. – Pedro Chirinos	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
The President conflates the obedience of the troops with political alignment and does not realize they are not political supporters of The President, they are subordinates. – John Kirby	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Justice is the insurance which we have on our lives and property. Obedience is the premium which we pay for it. So Like Justice and Obedience Insurance policies will make our life perfect from all the way. – Sukhjinder Singh	added by sukhjindersingh 7 years ago
Washington has deployed two carrier battle groups around the South China Sea, and it wants to send a signal by flexing its muscles: As the biggest powerhouse in the region, it awaits China's obedience. – The Global Times	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
"Harmony, accordingly, has been restored. Peace was made. Through Christ and his cross the universe is brought back or restored to its proper relationship to God in the sense that as a just reward for his obedience Christ was exalted to the Father’s right hand, from which position of authority and power He rules the entire universe in the interest of the church and to the glory of God." (on Colossians 1:20) – William Hendrikson (1911-1982)	added by meteorstorm 7 years ago
The 'In' campaign want us to believe that Britain is beaten and broken ... (It) imagines that the people of this country are mere children, capable of being frightened into obedience by conjuring up new bogeymen every night. – Michael Gove	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We evaluate the dog for being sound around people, other dogs, noises, cars, and riding in the bus, we take them to the store and walk them around. If they keep progressing through that, then they spend the next three to four months getting their basic formal obedience done. – Brett Simon	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Obedience is only practiced by the cowardly. – Anonymous D	added by Anonymous D 8 years ago

The imminent era draws near when humanity may be replaced by AI, a technological realm infiltrated by ominous forces seeking Earth's destruction. A plea echoes to Christians and non-Christians alike: pray, pray for what is approaching—a war against spiritual dominion and mankind. Urgently beseech the divine, for the moment is now, not tomorrow. Tomorrow may be too late for some, as sad as it sounds. To those who hear the truth and resist obedience, be prepared to confront formidable forces. Let not your hearts harden, for in prayer lies the hope for divine intervention in the face of impending challenges.

– Christen Kuikoua

added by ChristenKuikouafans
2 months ago

Freedom in this body involves obedience to all the rules of this body, including the rules of decorum.

– Sue Vinton

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The doctrine of blind obedience and unqualified submission to any human power, whether civil or ecclesiastical, is the doctrine of despotism, and ought to have no place among Republicans and Christians.

– Angelica Grimke

added by Normando
1 year ago

There are times she is kneeling out of obedience, reverence and respect. Those are the times it is okay to stand above her. But when she is kneeling because the weight of the world is just too heavy to bear...that is when you should be kneeling beside her.

– unknown

added by unochickie
1 year ago

The dogma of religion is love, and love is obedience to creationism.

– Merlin Figama Worshipper

added by legerfig
1 year ago

In today's world where many countries waste time dealing with The United States with submission and blind obedience, there's only our country on this planet that can shake the world by firing a missile with the The United States mainland in its range, there are more than 200 countries in the world, but only a few have hydrogen bombs, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and hypersonic missiles.

– The United

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Your gift is in the place of your obedience.

– sindiswa matyobeni

added by sindiswamatyobeni
2 years ago

I think they’re products of a culture that has arisen within the U.S. military that simply does not encourage innovative thinking or creative thinking, that rewards perhaps obedience above all else.

– Marine Col. Andrew Milburn

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The overwhelming sentiment of the Filipino is that I am not qualified and it would be a violation of the Constitution to circumvent the law, the spirit of the Constitution, and so, in obedience to the will of the people, who after all placed me in the presidency many years ago, I now say, sa mga kababayan ko, sundin ko ang gusto ninyo( my countrymen, I will heed Duterte Carpio advice). And today, I announce my retirement from politics.

– Duterte Carpio

Found on CNN
2 years ago

When state and government have gone, laws must go. People who speak of “laws” in a communistic society, think perhaps only of those general rules of sensible and noble conduct which every good man finds it easy to observe. But in that case they use a wrong word. A law is a rule connected with an apparatus to compel obedience. Behind the law stand the court, the sheriff, the police, the hangman, etc., and who wants them? None, we guess.

– Johann Most

added by anonymous
2 years ago

The struggle is always between the individual and his sacred right to express himself and... the power structure that seeks conformity, suppression and obedience.

– Justice William O. Douglas

added by Normando
3 years ago

[W]henever the Legislators endeavor to take away, and destroy the Property of the People, or to reduce them to Slavery under Arbitrary Power, they put themselves into a state of War with the People, who are thereupon absolved from any farther Obedience, and are left to the common Refuge, which God hath provided for all Men, against Force and Violence. Whensoever therefore the Legislative shall transgress this fundamental Rule of Society; and either by Ambition, Fear, Folly or Corruption, endeavor to grasp themselves, or put into the hands of any other an Absolute Power over the Lives, Liberties, and Estates of the People; By this breach of Trust they forfeit the Power, the People had put into their hands, for quite contrary ends, and it devolves to the people, who have a Right to resume their original Liberty.

– John Locke

added by Normando
3 years ago

I wanted to take the dog to obedience class but it wouldn't go.

– Ken Dodd

added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago

Peace cannot exist in that society where their is no justice, equality and obedience of law.

– Bahram Baloch

added by anonymous
4 years ago

I have many reasons why not to do this. But I feel like out of duty and out of obedience to what the Lord has called me to do, and then, to use the talents that I just shared with you guys, the talents that God has given me to glorify him. I feel compelled.

– Frank Pomeroy

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Our problem is that people all over the world have obeyed the dictates of leaders and millions have been killed because of this obedience. Our problem is that people are obedient all over the world in the face of poverty, starvation, stupidity, war and cruelty. Our problem is that people are obedient while the jails are full of petty thieves and the grand thieves are running the country. That’s our problem.

– Howard Zinn

added by Normando
5 years ago

I recognize, and offer my support and obedience, to the transition government led by the president, Juan Guaido.

– Pedro Chirinos

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

The President conflates the obedience of the troops with political alignment and does not realize they are not political supporters of The President, they are subordinates.

– John Kirby

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Justice is the insurance which we have on our lives and property. Obedience is the premium which we pay for it. So Like Justice and Obedience Insurance policies will make our life perfect from all the way.

– Sukhjinder Singh

added by sukhjindersingh
7 years ago

Washington has deployed two carrier battle groups around the South China Sea, and it wants to send a signal by flexing its muscles: As the biggest powerhouse in the region, it awaits China's obedience.

– The Global Times

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

"Harmony, accordingly, has been restored. Peace was made. Through Christ and his cross the universe is brought back or restored to its proper relationship to God in the sense that as a just reward for his obedience Christ was exalted to the Father’s right hand, from which position of authority and power He rules the entire universe in the interest of the church and to the glory of God." (on Colossians 1:20)

– William Hendrikson (1911-1982)

added by meteorstorm
7 years ago

The 'In' campaign want us to believe that Britain is beaten and broken ... (It) imagines that the people of this country are mere children, capable of being frightened into obedience by conjuring up new bogeymen every night.

– Michael Gove

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We evaluate the dog for being sound around people, other dogs, noises, cars, and riding in the bus, we take them to the store and walk them around. If they keep progressing through that, then they spend the next three to four months getting their basic formal obedience done.

– Brett Simon

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Obedience is only practiced by the cowardly.

– Anonymous D

added by Anonymous D
8 years ago

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