Definition
"Willing submission to proper authority; obedience to God's will; receptivity to guidance"
Classification
Category
moral
Cardinal Virtue
Justice
Type
subjective
Clinical Applications
- •Oppositional patterns and resistance
- •Submissive self-abandonment
- •Difficulty with legitimate authority
- •Moral confusion about obedience
CCMMP Integration
We are Created to align our will with legitimate order and ultimately with God's will. Fallen obedience becomes either rebellious defiance or passive self-erasure. Grace enables willing alignment—freely choosing what is genuinely good, united with God's loving will.
Virtue Overview
Category
moral
Cardinal Virtue
Justice
Therapeutic Tags
relationshipsself_esteempurpose