Obedience is a noun that defines the act of who obeys, of who is docile or submissive. A person who follows, fulfills or gives in to the will or orderssomeone.
This expression is used to qualify the condition of who is willing to obey. Obedience is considered an act of compliance with orders received from someone, whether a person, a group or an institution (such as the federal police, for example).
One obedient subject is also considered passive or submissive before another (dominant) person, either through respect and admiration or through fear, fear or fear of the possible consequences of disobeying the dominator.
The laws and norms of a nation, for example, must be permeated by the general obedience of society, that is, everyone must obey and comply with what is pre-established and decreed as the law of order.
The call passive obedience it is characterized by blind submission to orders received. Monks, for example, are required to take vows of obedience to blindly obey the orders of the ecclesiastical superior.
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Obedience to God
The obedience to God means the obedience to the Word of God, that is, to the teachings that He left so that every Christian can follow to conquer a place in Paradise, after his death.
The sense of obedience to God is present in all religions, whether Christian or even pagan. In Ancient Greece, for example, the disciples of all the gods exercised activities and cults of veneration and obeyed the rules supposedly ordered by each deity.
In the religious sphere, the concept of obedience is passable, that is, the laws of God (or of the gods) are normally followed blindly by those who believe in the doctrines of a certain religion.
Hierarchical Obedience
Hierarchical obedience is present within public services, being understood as a subordination of public positions or functions.
One hierarchical superior is who has a title or public function above another position, and the subordinate is obliged to carry out the orders, as long as they are within the legal sense (that is, they are not illegal).
In order to configure hierarchical obedience, three rules must be fulfilled:
- The hierarchical order must be functional: it must be within a public service, with no family or private relationships (boss and employee);
- Don't be illegal: Orders must not go against the law. If orders of this nature are issued, both the hierarchical superior and the subordinate must answer for a crime. Example: "The captain gave the order for the soldier to torture the prisoner. This order is unacceptable, as torture is a crime. The order is illegal".
- Acting within limits: the subordinate must not exceed the limits established by the superior in carrying out a certain order or duty.
See also the meanings of venerate and Fear.