Spiritual 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 WILLARDGrace is opposed to earning, but not to effort.
More Dallas Willard Quotes
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God’s address is at the end of your rope.
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We are unceasing spiritual beings with an eternal destiny in God’s great universe.
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Of course, we do the righteous deed because of our redemption, not for our redemption.
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Grace is not opposed to effort; it’s opposed to earning.
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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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The 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.
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We cannot handle injustice by finding more ways to impose what is in fact “right” on people. It has to come from the inside. And that’s where the church should be working.
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Knowing the ‘right answers’ does not mean we believe them. To believe them means to act as though they’re true.
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In solitude we find psychic distance, the perspective from which we can see, in the light of eternity, the created things that trap, worry, and oppress us.
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Suppose we have a motor and our transmission doesn’t work or our clutch or whatever. Then our body, our motor, just takes us down the road. Or our brakes don’t work! We must have a coordination system.
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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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Find a person who has embraced anger, and you will find a person with a wounded ego.
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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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Make 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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