We don’t believe something by merely saying we believe it, or even when we believe that we believe it. We believe something when we act as if it were true.
DALLAS WILLARDWhen 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.
More Dallas Willard Quotes
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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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God may not guide us in an obvious way because he wants us to make decisions based on faith and character.
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Relations between parents and children and siblings and mates. This is not external. We can’t separate them.
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Grace is opposed to earning, but not to effort.
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We’re not here to prove we’re right; we’re here to help people.
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As we mature in Christ, it is actually possible to outgrow fear.
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We cannot handle injustice by finding more ways to impose what is in fact “right” on people. It has to come from the inside. And that’s where the church should be working.
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To allow lust (or strong desires) to govern our life is to exalt our will over God’s.
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My central claim is that we can become like Christ by doing one thing — by following him in the overall style of life he chose for himself.
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Feelings are good servants, but they are disastrous masters.
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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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Of course, we do the righteous deed because of our redemption, not for our redemption.
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Spiritual people are not those who engage in certain spiritual practices; they are those who draw their life from a conversational relationship with God.
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It is the responsibility of every Christ-centred follower to carve out a satisfying life under the loving rule of God or else sin will start to look good.
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Grace is not just about forgiveness but about life.
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