Every church needs to be able to answer two questions. First, what is our plan for making disciples? And second, does our plan work?
Dallas WillardYou really can't justify anything else but giving your whole attention to spiritual formation in Christ.
Dallas WillardBusiness is a primary arrangement on God's part for people to love one another and serve one another.
Dallas WillardThe 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.
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