Strength vs. Obedience
“The virtue of Paganism was strength; the virtue of Christianity is obedience.”
This quote by Augustus Hare reveals a common misunderstanding: it treats strength and obedience as opposites, when in truth, enduring strength begins with surrender to higher truth.
Paganism glorified man’s desires—pride, power, ambition—placing the self above divine order. Christianity teaches that real strength flows from humility, discipline, and obedience to God. This principle was reflected in the Third Reich’s party program through Positive Christianity.
Adolf Hitler affirmed it in his final political testament, recalling thirty years lived in loyalty and sacrifice—not for glory, but out of duty. He did not seek war, but bore its burden with resolve.
Strength, severed from obedience, becomes an echo—loud yet hollow. But shaped by truth, it is refined, rooted, and eternal. Obedience exalts strength.
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