Grace is opposed to earning, but not to effort.
DALLAS WILLARDMy 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.
More Dallas Willard Quotes
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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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The effect of standing before God by welcoming him before us will be the transformation of our entire life.
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Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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Obedience to Christ is the easy way, take my yoke.
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A disciple is a person who has decided that the most important thing in their life is to learn how to do what Jesus said to do.
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God’s address is at the end of your rope.
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Belief is when your whole being is set to act as if something is so.
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As we reach out to God, we get another source of strength.
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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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Spiritual transformation into Christ-likeness in not going to happen unless we act. What transforms us is the will to obey Jesus Christ.
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We live in a culture that has, for centuries now, cultivated the idea that the skeptical person is always smarter than one who believes. You can almost be as stupid as a cabbage as long as you doubt.
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We are unceasing spiritual beings with an eternal destiny in God’s great universe.
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God does not ‘love’ us without liking us.
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Play is the creation of value that is not necessary.
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Discipleship is the process of becoming who Jesus would be if he were you.
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