Prayer is talking with God about what we are doing together.
DALLAS WILLARDThe 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.
More Dallas Willard Quotes
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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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We don’t have to be brilliant.
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Grace is not just about forgiveness but about life.
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Our relations with others are not external. They enter into our very identity. And that’s why people struggle with them so.
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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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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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Spiritual formation in Christ moves us toward a total interchange of our ideas and images for his.
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You cannot trust Jesus in areas in which you don’t think him competent.
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That’s the illusion – the idea that you can be all right on the inside and not act it out – and it has affected us in many ways. That’s a part of the idea that professing is enough.
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In Spiritual formation we are aiming at a character and life that is so shaped that the deeds of Christ routinely and easily come from what is inside.
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Understanding is the basis of care. What you would take care of you must first understand, whether it be a petunia or a nation.
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One of the hardest things in the world is to be right and not hurt other people with it.
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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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It would be strange if we came to shun the genuine simply because it resembled the counterfeit.
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We are invited to make a pilgrimage – into the heart and life of God.
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