Spiritual formation for the Christian basically refers to the Spirit-driven process of forming the inner world of the human self in such a way that it becomes like the inner being of Christ himself.
DALLAS WILLARDWhen we pass through what we call death, we do not loose the world. Indeed, we see it for the first time as it really is.
More Dallas Willard Quotes
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Belief is when your whole being is set to act as if something is so.
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Play is the creation of value that is not necessary.
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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 may not guide us in an obvious way because he wants us to make decisions based on faith and character.
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We don’t have to be brilliant.
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If we allow everything access to our mind, we are simply asking to be kept in a state of mental turmoil or bondage. For nothing enters the mind without having an effect for good or evil.
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When we pass through what we call death, we do not loose the world. Indeed, we see it for the first time as it really is.
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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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You cannot trust Jesus in areas in which you don’t think him competent.
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Keep eternity before the children.
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We don’t believe something by merely saying we believe it, or even when we believe that we believe it. We believe something when we act as if it were true.
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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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At the center of care for the heart is the love of God. This must be the joyful aim of our life.
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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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