There is absolutely nothing in what Jesus himself or his early followers taught that suggests you can decide just to enjoy forgiveness… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
Those who have been touched by forgiveness and new life and have thus entered into God's rule become, like Jesus, bearers of… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
Consumer Christianity is now normative. The consumer Christian is one who utilizes the grace of God for forgiveness and the services of… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
Grace is not opposed to effort, it is opposed to earning. Earning is an attitude. Effort is an action. Grace, you know,… — 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
