There is no problem in human life that apprenticeship to Jesus cannot solve. Dallas Willard More Quotes by Dallas Willard More Quotes From Dallas Willard The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul. Dallas Willard soullawperfect 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. Dallas Willard believepeoplethinking The spirit is the part that is supposed to consciously direct everything in the person, including the soul. Dallas Willard personssoulspirit When we are formed inwardly, outer issues do become much more manageable. Dallas Willard manageableissues I do emphasize that we cannot just get out of the Bible a definition of the soul. Dallas Willard definitionssoul There is no cure for the social battles that we fight in our culture - and there's so much grief around race, gender, and so forth - until you eliminate "withdrawal" and "attack" and replace them with "acceptance" and "help." Once you do that and not just talk about it, these other issues will fall into place quickly. They will not fall into place at all unless it is done this way. Dallas Willard fightinggrieffall I would say the soul would be more than the engine. The soul would be like the computer system that coordinates everything, from the smog device to the fuel injection system to the brakes. Dallas Willard fuelsoulwould-be No matter how lost a person is, they still draw on their body. So the body would be more like the motor. Dallas Willard bodywould-bematter Now, of course, you have guidance devices and all sorts of things. The soul would be more like the way this is all hooked together, a system of coordination. Dallas Willard soulwould-betogether Many people get what they need from church attendance because the Word is preached, and the rituals are carried on, and God works, but it's drift more than anything else. And that's why the churches keep reaching for some programmatic formula that will make people come and give money. It's just really very sad. Dallas Willard churchgivingpeople Hearing God is about the very specific issue of what it means to live with guidance in our life. Dallas Willard hearingissuesmean Churches are not the kingdom of God, but are primary and inevitable expressions, outposts, and instrumentalities of presence of the kingdom among us. They are 'societies' of Jesus. Dallas Willard churchexpressionjesus The Spiritual disciplines are wisdom and not righteousness. Dallas Willard spiritual-disciplinesdisciplinespiritual Paul followed Jesus by living as He lived. And how did he do that? Through activities and ways of living that would train his whole personality to depend upon the risen Christ as Christ trained Himself to depend upon the Father. Dallas Willard personalityfatherjesus Many Christians were suddenly prepared to look at traditional methods of spiritual formation. They could not help but see that spiritual growth and vitality stem from what we actually do with our lives, from the habits we form, and from the character that results. Dallas Willard spiritualchristiancharacter Today we are apt to downplay or disregard the importance of good thinking to strong faith; and some, disastrously, even regard thinking as opposed to faith. Dallas Willard strongtodaythinking Contemporary American churches in particular do not require following Christ in his example, spirit, and teachings as a condition of membership-either of entering into or continuing in fellowship of a denomination or a local church.... Most problems in contemporary churches can be explained by the fact that members have not yet decided to follow Christ. Dallas Willard following-christchurchteaching The disciple of Jesus is not the deluxe or heavy-duty model of the Christian-especially padded, textured, streamlined, and empowered for the fast lane on the straight and narrow way. He stands on the pages of the New Testament as the first level of basic transportation in the kingdom of God. Dallas Willard levelschristianjesus If we are right on the inside, we will address these issues straight-forwardly and take a stand on them, and, if necessary, die for them. We will be that committed. Dallas Willard addressesissuescommitted I believe that every human being is sufficiently depraved that when we get to heaven, no one will be able to say, I merited this. Dallas Willard ableheavenbelieve
