Spiritual transformation into Christ-likeness in not going to happen unless we act. What transforms us is the will to obey Jesus Christ.
DALLAS WILLARDAs we reach out to God, we get another source of strength.
More Dallas Willard Quotes
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The hardest thing about leadership is the intimacy it requires.
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We are unceasing spiritual beings with an eternal destiny in God’s great universe.
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Everyone gets a spiritual formation. It’s like education. Everyone gets an education; it’s just a matter of which one you get.
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Make disciples. Surround them in the reality of the Trinity in a fellowship of disciples. Teach them to do everything Jesus says.
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We are built to live in the kingdom of God. It is our natural habitat.
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Disciples are those who have been so ravished with Christ that others want to be like them.
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At the center of care for the heart is the love of God. This must be the joyful aim of our life.
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The sinner is not the one who uses a lot of grace. The saint burns grace like a 747 burns fuel on take off.
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Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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If we do not make formation in Christ the priority, then we’re just going to keep on producing Christians that are indistinguishable in their character from many non-Christians.
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The idea of having faith in Jesus has come to be totally isolated from being his apprentice and learning how to do what he said.
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It’s just stunning to watch churches struggle to get mission statements when there it is, the Great Commission, and they should simply do what it says.
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Fasting confirms our utter dependence upon God by finding in Him a source of sustenance beyond food.
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The will is transformed by experience, not information.
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When we pass through what we call death, we do not loose the world. Indeed, we see it for the first time as it really is.
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