Grace is not opposed to effort; it’s opposed to earning.
DALLAS WILLARDWe are unceasing spiritual beings with an eternal destiny in God’s great universe.
More Dallas Willard Quotes
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Grace is opposed to earning, but not to effort.
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The transformation of the social world is at its heart the transformation of personal relations. That’s the key to transforming society in the larger arena.
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The Great Commission is still the mission statement of the Church.
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The kingdom of God is the true ecology of the human soul.
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What a child does when not told what to do is the final indicator of what and who that child is.
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Suppose our failures occur, not in spite of what we are doing, but precisely because of it.
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To depart from righteousness is to choose a life of crushing burdens, failures, and disappointments, a life caught in the toils of endless problems that are never resolved.
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What is reality? The answer Jesus gives to this question is: God and his kingdom. That is what you can count on and what you have to come to terms with.
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The greatest challenge the church faces today is to be authentic disciples of Jesus.
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Find a person who has embraced anger, and you will find a person with a wounded ego.
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We are unceasing spiritual beings with an eternal destiny in God’s great universe.
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As Augustine say clearly, God being God offends human pride. If God is running the universe and has first claim on our lives, guess who isn’t running the universe and does not get to have things as they please.
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The different parts of the automobile like the ignition switch, the various buttons, the steering wheel – the interfaces between the driver and the machine – is our spirit or heart.
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Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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The ultimate freedom we have as human beings is the power to select what we will allow or require our minds to dwell upon.
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