If we reject the Christian answer, we still have the problem. We're going to adopt some alternative, because the questions will not go away, the questions of, "What kind of person am I becoming?" and "What is my role in that?" and so on.
Dallas WillardWhat we can accomplish as good as it may be does not compare to what God can accomplish
Dallas WillardMost problems in contemporary churches can be explained by the fact that members have never decided to follow Christ.
Dallas WillardRelations between parents and children and siblings and mates. This is not external. We can't separate them.
Dallas WillardThe organized churches must become schools of spiritual discipline where Christians are taught how to own without treasuring (Matt. 6:21); how to possess without, like the "rich young ruler," being possessed (Mark 10:22); how to live simply, even frugally, though controlling great wealth and power.
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