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“And the God who hears is also the one who speaks. He has spoken and is still speaking. Humanity remains his project, not its own, and his initiatives are always at work among us.”

Quote by Dallas Willard

Book:The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God

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The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God

This book delves into the spiritual journey and the transformative power of living a life in accordance with Christian principles, emphasizing the importance of community, love, and service. more

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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

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“God inducts us into the eternal kind of life that flows through himself. He does this first by bringing that life to bear upon our needs, and then by diffusing it throughout our deeds - deeds done with expectation that he and his Father will act with and in our actions.”

Needs Firsts Kind Doe Done Action Father Bears Eternal Expectations Flow Deeds Our Actions Deeds Done

Book:The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God

Source: The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God

“In accord with his original intent, the heavenly Father has in fact prepared an individualized kingdom for every person, from the outset of creation.”

Persons Facts Father Creation Originals Prepared Kingdoms Heavenly Accord Heavenly Father

Book:The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God

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“Other kingdoms are still present on earth along with the kingdom of the heavens. That is the human condition.”

Humans Stills Earth Heaven Conditions Kingdoms Human Condition

Book:The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God

Source: The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God

“The basic question 'will I obey Christ 's teaching?' is rarely taken as a serious issue. For example, to take one of Jesus' commands, that is relevant to contemporary life, I don't know of any church that actually teaches a church how to bless people who curse them, yet this is a clear command.”

People Knows Jesus Christ Church Teach Issues Taken Clear Teaching Example Serious Contemporary Command Curse Bless Relevant Serious Issues Contemporary Life

Author:Dallas Willard

“The command is "Do no work." Just make space. Attend to what is around you. Learn that you don't have to DO to BE. accept the grace of doing nothing. Stay with it until you stop jerking and squirming.”

Space Accepting Grace Command Doing Nothing

Author:Dallas Willard

“The greatest challenge the church faces today is to be authentic disciples of Jesus.”

Today Faces Jesus Challenges Church Disciple

Author:Dallas Willard

“The union Christ had with the Father was the greatest that we can conceive of in this life-if indeed we can conceive of it.”

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Book:Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God

Source: Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God

“Those who have been touched by forgiveness and new life and have thus entered into God's rule become, like Jesus, bearers of that rule.”

Has Beens Jesus Touched New Life

Book:The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God

Source: The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God

“What we can do with these means (our own unassisted strength) is still very small compared to what we could do in acting in union with God himself, who created and ultimately controls all other forces.”

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Author:Dallas Willard

“When Jesus directs us to pray, "Thy kingdom come," he does not mean we should pray for it to come into existence.”

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Book:The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God

Source: The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God