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.
DALLAS WILLARDRelated Topics
Anand Thakur
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.
DALLAS WILLARD
One does not miss heaven by a hair, but by constant effort to avoid and escape God.
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Grace is not opposed to effort; it’s opposed to earning.
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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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This life is not something that is imposed upon us; we receive it and work with it.
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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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“Spirituality” wrongly understood or pursued is a major source of human misery and rebellion against God.
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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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To allow lust (or strong desires) to govern our life is to exalt our will over God’s.
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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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What is thinking? It is the activity of searching out what must be true, or cannot be true, in the light of the given facts or assumptions.
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We are invited to make a pilgrimage – into the heart and life of God.
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We don’t have to be brilliant.
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We have churches full of people who profess all kinds of stuff that they don’t believe. They think that by professing it they’re doing something good. Really, they’re just deluding themselves.
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Few people arise in the morning as hungry for God as they are for cornflakes or toast and eggs.
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My central claim is that we can become like Christ by doing one thing — by following him in the overall style of life he chose for himself.
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