Grace is opposed to earning, but not to effort.
DALLAS WILLARDIf we do not make formation in Christ the priority, then we’re just going to keep on producing Christians that are indistinguishable in their character from many non-Christians.
More Dallas Willard Quotes
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The open secret of many Bible believing Churches is that a vanishingly small percentage of those talking about prayer and Bible reading are actually doing what they are talking about.
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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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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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The first act of love is always the giving of attention.
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I’m practicing the discipline of not having to have the last word.
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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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The ultimate freedom we have as human beings is the power to select what we will allow or require our minds to dwell upon.
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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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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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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.
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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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Business is a primary arrangement on God’s part for people to love one another and serve one another.
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Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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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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When we are formed inwardly, outer issues do become much more manageable.
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