Disciples are those who have been so ravished with Christ that others want to be like them. — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
Spiritual formation in Christ moves us toward a total interchange of our ideas and images for his. — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
Most problems in contemporary churches can be explained by the fact that members have never decided to follow Christ. — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
The union Christ had with the Father was the greatest that we can conceive of in this life-if indeed we can conceive… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
Spiritual transformation into Christ-likeness in not going to happen unless we act... What transforms us is the will to obey Jesus Christ. — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
Paul followed Jesus by living as He lived. And how did he do that? Through activities and ways of living that would… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
It is the responsibility of every Christ-centred follower to carve out a satisfying life under the loving rule of God or else… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
Does Christ commend the famous 'apathy' of the Stoic or the Buddhist elimination of desire? Far from it. The issue is not… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
When pastors don't have rich spiritual lives with Christ, they become victimized by other models of success - models conveyed to them… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
Spiritual formation in a Christian tradition answers a specific human question: 'What kind of person am I going to be?' It is… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
Spiritual formation for the Christian basically refers to the Spirit-driven process of forming the inner world of the human self in such… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
In Spiritual formation we are aiming at a character and life that is so shaped that the deeds of Christ routinely and… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
Contemporary American churches in particular do not require following Christ in his example, spirit, and teachings as a condition of membership-either of… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
When we think of "taking Christ into the workplace" or "keeping Christ in the home," we are making our faith into a… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
My central claim is that we become like Christ by doing one thing-by following Him in the overall style of life He… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
What sometimes goes on in all sorts of Christian institutions is not formation of people in the character of Christ; it's teaching… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
The basic question 'will I obey Christ 's teaching?' is rarely taken as a serious issue. For example, to take one of… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
The greatest issue facing the world today, with all its heartbreaking needs, is whether those who, by profession or culture, are identified… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
Everyone receives spiritual formation, just as everyone gets an education. The only question is whether it is a good one or a… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
The revolution of Jesus is in the first place and continuously a revolution of the human heart or spirit...it is a revolution… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
“we can become like Christ by doing one thing—by following him in the overall style of life he chose for himself.” — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
If we do not make formation in Christ the priority, then we're just going to keep on producing Christians that are indistinguishable… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
My central claim is that we can become like Christ by doing one thing -- by following him in the overall style… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
You really can't justify anything else but giving your whole attention to spiritual formation in Christ. — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
When we receive God's gift of life by relying on Christ, we find that God comes to act with us as we… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
Thoughts are the place where we can and must begin to change. There the light of God first begins to move upon… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
The needed transformation is very largely a matter of replacing in ourselves those idea systems of evil (and their corresponding cultures) with… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
God is the treasure, and where the treasure is, there is the heart. By this we may test our love to God.… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
“Jesus never expected us simply to turn the other cheek, go the second mile, bless those who persecute us, give unto them… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
Today it is the skeptics who are the social conformists, though because of powerful intellectual propaganda they continue to enjoy thinking of themselves as… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
“While it is in one sense a result of God’s presence within us, the New Testament also describes a process involved in our “putting… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
"Spirituality" wrongly understood or pursued is a major source of human misery and rebellion against God. — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
“Sabbath is a way of life (Heb 4:3; 9-11). It is simply "casting all your anxiety on Him," to find that in actual fact… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
In many cases, our need to wonder about or be told what God wants in a certain situation is nothing short of a clear… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
Discipline, strictly speaking, is activity carried on to prepare us indirectly for some activity other than itself. We do not practice the piano to… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
“The Spirit makes Christ present to us and draws us toward his likeness. It is as we thus behold the “glory of the Lord”… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
We are unceasing spiritual beings with an eternal destiny in God's great universe. — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
We must understand that God does not "love" us without liking us - through gritted teeth - as "Christian" love is sometimes thought to… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
We know we can't be spiritually transformed by just focusing on the will. — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
To allow lust (or strong desires) to govern our life is to exalt our will over God's. — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
My central claim is that we become like Christ by doing one thing-by following Him in the overall style of life He chose for… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
