We Christians should be aware that there's something at stake in cultural participation that we wouldn't have been concerned about if all we did was worry about the messages in culture. Dallas Willard awarechristianconcern Change image and share on social
Many churches are measuring the wrong things. We measure things like attendance and giving, but we should be looking at more fundamental things like anger, contempt, honesty, and the degree to which people are under the thumb of their lusts. Those things can be counted, but not as easily as offerings. Dallas Willard angerattendancechurch share on social
So many people would like to have guidance from God because obviously, if you have a word from God, it's the best possible thing. But they don't relate that to life as a whole. Often they want guidance as a way of opting out of the responsibility of making decisions. Dallas Willard decisiongodguidance share on social
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 depraveheavenhuman Change image and share on social
If you don't have a teacher you can't have a disciple. Dallas Willard discipleteacher Change image and share on social
When pastors don't have rich spiritual lives with Christ, they become victimized by other models of success - models conveyed to them by their training, by their experience in the church, or just by our culture. Dallas Willard christchurchconvey share on social
What you present as the gospel will determine what you present as discipleship. If you present as the gospel what is essentially a theory of the atonement, and you say, 'If you accept this theory of the atonement, your sins are forgiven, and when you die you will be received into heaven,' there is no basis for discipleship. Dallas Willard acceptatonementbasis share on social
God may not guide us in an obvious way because he wants us to make decisions based on faith and character. Dallas Willard basecharacterdecision Change image and share on social
Spiritual formation is character formation. Everyone gets a spiritual formation. It's like education. Everyone gets an education; it's just a matter of which one you get. Dallas Willard charactereducationformation Change image and share on social