The effect of standing before God by welcoming him before us will be the transformation of our entire life.
DALLAS WILLARDMost problems in contemporary churches can be explained by the fact that members have never decided to follow Christ.
More Dallas Willard Quotes
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Grace is not opposed to effort, it is opposed to earning. Earning is an attitude. Effort is an action. Grace, you know, does not just have to do with forgiveness of sins alone.
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When the will is enslaved to a desire, it will in turn enslave the mind.
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As we reach out to God, we get another source of strength.
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God does not ‘love’ us without liking us.
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Make disciples. Surround them in the reality of the Trinity in a fellowship of disciples. Teach them to do everything Jesus says.
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The Great Commission is still the mission statement of the Church.
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We’re not here to prove we’re right; we’re here to help people.
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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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Grace is opposed to earning, but not to effort.
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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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What a child does when not told what to do is the final indicator of what and who that child is.
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It’s very difficult to be right about something without hurting someone with it.
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The first act of love is always the giving of attention.
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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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The will is transformed by experience, not information.
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