In one way or another, it is a common mistake to think transformation is all in the will. And it isn’t! It’s in the mind – how we think, what occupies our minds, and so forth. It’s in our feelings. It’s in our body.
DALLAS WILLARDThe union Christ had with the Father was the greatest that we can conceive of in this life-if indeed we can conceive of it.
More Dallas Willard Quotes
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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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Two ways of thinking: Human kingdom and human cleverness or God’s kingdom and God’s cleverness.
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Play is the creation of value that is not necessary.
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If we are to use our minds rightly, we must live in an attitude of constant openness and learning.
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Grace is not opposed to effort; it’s opposed to earning.
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If 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.
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Human beings are at their core defined by what they worship rather than primarily by what they think, know, or believe. That is bound up with the central Augustinian claim that we are what we love.
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Keep eternity before the children.
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Grace is not just about forgiveness but about life.
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God’s address is at the end of your rope.
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The greatest challenge the church faces today is to be authentic disciples of Jesus.
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The different parts of the automobile like the ignition switch, the various buttons, the steering wheel – the interfaces between the driver and the machine – is our spirit or heart.
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We’re not here to prove we’re right; we’re here to help people.
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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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We don’t have to be brilliant.
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