Most problems in contemporary churches can be explained by the fact that members have never decided to follow Christ.
DALLAS WILLARDWe 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.
More Dallas Willard Quotes
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Almost everything worth doing in human life is very difficult in its early stages and the good we are aiming at is never available at first, to strengthen us when we seem to need it most.
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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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Few people arise in the morning as hungry for God as they are for cornflakes or toast and eggs.
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I’m practicing the discipline of not having to have the last word.
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As we mature in Christ, it is actually possible to outgrow fear.
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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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What is thinking? It is the activity of searching out what must be true, or cannot be true, in the light of the given facts or assumptions.
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Theology is a part of our lives. It’s unavoidable. A thoughtless theology guides our lives with just as much force as a thoughtful and informed one.
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Feelings are good servants, but they are disastrous masters.
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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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Jesus is actually looking for people he can trust with his power.
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We’re not here to prove we’re right; we’re here to help people.
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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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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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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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