Dallas Willard Quotes

Spiritual formation in Christ moves us toward a total interchange of our ideas and images for his.

Spiritual formation for the Christian basically refers to the Spirit-driven process of forming the inner world of the human self in such a way that it becomes like the inner being of Christ himself.

To be a Christian is not only to believe the teaching of Christ, and to practice it; it is not only to try to follow the pattern and example of Christ; it is to be so vitally related to Christ that His life and His power are working in us. It is to be "in Christ," it is for Christ to be in us.

We cannot lead or draw others to Christ unless we stand closer to Him than they do.

I say to you dear young people: Do not be afraid of Christ! He takes nothing away, and He gives you verything. When we give ourselves to him, we receive a hundredfold in return. Yes, open, open wide the doors to Christ and you will find true life.

Discipleship never consists in this or that specific action: it is always a decision, either for or against Jesus Christ.

He that would be conformed to Christ's image, and become a Christ-like man, must be constantly studying Christ Himself.

My object will be, if possible, to form Christian men, for Christian boys I can scarcely hope to make.

'You better do a lot of praying' is good counsel for all of the Lord's servants, new or seasoned. It is what His wise servants do. They pray. The disciples of Jesus Christ when He lived on the earth noticed that about Him.

Christians are made, not born.

A man has no religion who has not slowly and painfully gathered one together, adding to it, shaping it; and one's religion is never complete and final, it seems, but must always be undergoing modification.

I have a really great relationship with God. I pray. I read the Bible.

Many Christians have so busied themselves with programs and activities that they no longer know how to be silent and meditate on God's word or recognize the mysteries that are in the Person of Christ.

Relief Society can help us turn away from the world, for its express purpose is to help sisters and their families come unto Christ.

In the first decade of my life, I came to know and love God, as I was raised in a Christian home and community.

12 years ago all I wanted to do was sing the right songs and get emotionally wound up, but now I realize my job is to make Christ the center of attention each night.

We try to do everything that we can to make Christ the center of attention. Our goal is to kind of broaden the definition of worship. I know that God has always used us as a forefront for people to draw closer to Him and get into His presence.

I find that my upbringing in the Church and my relationship with God are huge benefits to me in helping me become the kind of person that I want to become.

May Christ be our joy, our confidence, our all. May we daily be made more like to Him, and more devoted to His service.

We can never make too much of Christ. He is worthy of all the honor that we can give Him.

Our deepest joy comes from Christ: remaining with him, walking with him, being his disciples.

There are no planes in the spiritual life; we are either going uphill or coming down.

Do you wish to grow in grace and be a holy Christian? Then never forget the value of prayer.

The men that will change the colleges and seminaries here represented are the men that will spend the most time alone with God... It takes time for the fires to burn. It takes time for God to draw near and for us to know that He is there. It takes time to assimilate His truth.

Faith and works are necessary to our spiritual life as Christians, as soul and body are to our natural life as men; for faith is the soul of religion, and works the body.