Of course, we do the righteous deed because of our redemption, not for our redemption.
DALLAS WILLARDRuthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
More Dallas Willard Quotes
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Theology is a part of our lives. It’s unavoidable. A thoughtless theology guides our lives with just as much force as a thoughtful and informed one.
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Even professing Christians, by and large, devote to their spiritual growth and well-being a tiny fraction of the time they devote to their body, and it is even tinier fraction if we include what they worry about.
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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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You cannot trust Jesus in areas in which you don’t think him competent.
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That’s the illusion – the idea that you can be all right on the inside and not act it out – and it has affected us in many ways. That’s a part of the idea that professing is enough.
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The more we pray, the more we think to pray, and as we see the results of prayer-the responses of our Father to our requests-our confidence in God’s power spills over into other areas of our life.
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Spiritual transformation into Christ-likeness in not going to happen unless we act. What transforms us is the will to obey Jesus Christ.
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The greatest challenge the church faces today is to be authentic disciples of Jesus.
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Jesus is actually looking for people he can trust with his power.
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We’re not here to prove we’re right; we’re here to help people.
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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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Solitude well practiced will break the power of busyness, haste, isolation, & loneliness.
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Discipleship is the process of becoming who Jesus would be if he were you.
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Prayer is talking with God about what we are doing together.
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You can live opposite of what you profess, but you cannot live opposite of what you believe.
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