The ultimate freedom we have as human beings is the power to select what we will allow or require our minds to dwell upon.
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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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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Bodily pleasure is not in itself a bad thing. But when it is exalted to a necessity and we become dependent upon it, then we are slaves of our body and its feelings. Only misery lies ahead.
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A leader enables people to love and honor the role they play in the organization or group they are part of.
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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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The effect of standing before God by welcoming him before us will be the transformation of our entire life.
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Jesus is actually looking for people he can trust with his power.
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In one way or another, it is a common mistake to think transformation is all in the will. And it isn’t! It’s in the mind – how we think, what occupies our minds, and so forth. It’s in our feelings. It’s in our body.
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Obedience to Christ is the easy way, take my yoke.
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You can live opposite of what you profess, but you cannot live opposite of what you believe.
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We are invited to make a pilgrimage – into the heart and life of God.
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When we are formed inwardly, outer issues do become much more manageable.
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You really can’t justify anything else but giving your whole attention to spiritual formation in Christ.
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When we receive God’s gift of life by relying on Christ, we find that God comes to act with us as we rely on him in our actions.
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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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Grace is not just about forgiveness but about life.
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