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“We don't have to be brilliant.”

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Dallas Willard was an American philosopher known for his contributions to practical theology and moral philosophy. His works explored faith, moral life, and spiritual practice, having a profound impact on contemporary Christian philosophy. more

“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.”

People Needs Giving Church Reaching Ritual Formulas Very Sad Attendance Church Attendance

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“The Bible, of course, is not a theology book. It is certainly not a philosophy book. So we have to derive the meaning of terms from the context in use.”

Book Philosophy Use Courses Term Theology

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“It's a wonderful thing to do an inductive study with our concordance.”

Study Wonderful Things To Do Wonderful Things

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“We see that the soul is the deepest and the most vital part of the person as a whole. It is often treated as the person, and we actually do this when we talk about "saving our soul."”

Persons Soul Whole Treated Saving

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“We don't save our soul and leave our emotions and our feelings and our body and all the rest of it out. That's just a way of talking that emphasizes the soul is so fundamental that we can, in some cases, treat it as the whole person because it actually is the thing that integrates all of these aspects of the self and makes them work together. Now, I don't think we can find a passage in the Bible that says that. We have to read and study how it addresses the soul, and we then see that it is the deepest, most vital part of the human self.”

“It's important to distinguish the soul from the spirit, or will, because the will or the heart or the spirit is the executive center of the self.”

Heart Important Soul Self Spirit Executives

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“The spirit is the part that is supposed to consciously direct everything in the person, including the soul.”

Persons Soul Spirit Direct Including

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