Almost everything worth doing in human life is very difficult in its early stages and the good we are aiming at is never available at first, to strengthen us when we seem to need it most.
DALLAS WILLARDGrace is opposed to earning, but not to effort.
More Dallas Willard Quotes
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Fasting confirms our utter dependence upon God by finding in Him a source of sustenance beyond food.
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We are unceasing spiritual beings with an eternal destiny in God’s great universe.
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Grace is opposed to earning, but not to effort.
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Of course, we do the righteous deed because of our redemption, not for our redemption.
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The main thing God gets out of your life is not the achievements you accomplish. It’s the person you become.
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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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Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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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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Two ways of thinking: Human kingdom and human cleverness or God’s kingdom and God’s cleverness.
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Grace is not just about forgiveness but about life.
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It 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.
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To depart from righteousness is to choose a life of crushing burdens, failures, and disappointments, a life caught in the toils of endless problems that are never resolved.
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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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Play is the creation of value that is not necessary.
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“Spirituality” wrongly understood or pursued is a major source of human misery and rebellion against God.
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