Grace is opposed to earning, but not to effort.
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Anand Thakur
Grace is opposed to earning, but not to effort.
DALLAS WILLARDJesus is actually looking for people he can trust with his power.
DALLAS WILLARDDiscipleship is the process of becoming who Jesus would be if he were you.
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.
DALLAS WILLARDGrace 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.
DALLAS WILLARD“Spirituality” wrongly understood or pursued is a major source of human misery and rebellion against God.
DALLAS WILLARDWhen the light comes into a room, we do not have to say, “Now what are we going to do about the darkness?” It’s gone!
DALLAS WILLARDIf we are to use our minds rightly, we must live in an attitude of constant openness and learning.
DALLAS WILLARDBusiness is a primary arrangement on God’s part for people to love one another and serve one another.
DALLAS WILLARDFind a person who has embraced anger, and you will find a person with a wounded ego.
DALLAS WILLARDIt is the responsibility of every Christ-centred follower to carve out a satisfying life under the loving rule of God or else sin will start to look good.
DALLAS WILLARDSpiritual 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 WILLARDThe greatest challenge the church faces today is to be authentic disciples of Jesus.
DALLAS WILLARDGod’s address is at the end of your rope.
DALLAS WILLARDEvery church needs to be able to answer two questions. First, what is our plan for making disciples? And second, does our plan work?
DALLAS WILLARDMake 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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