Dallas Willard Quotes

The idea of having faith in Jesus has come to be totally isolated from being his apprentice and learning how to do what he said.

At the centre of Christianity is community; we are gathered by the Lord around the altar.

They do not walk in... the path of Christ.

The Church must introduce the individual Christian into an encounter with Jesus Christ and bring Christians into His presence in the sacrament.

I started really believing and understanding what it meant to be a follower of Jesus when I was probably in high school sometime. From there, just trying to draw on my faith since then.

I can't even imagine going through life without my relationship with Jesus.

I'd rather be able to pray than to be a great preacher; Jesus Christ never taught his disciples how to preach, but only how to pray.

The question each of us must answer is ... What shall I do with Jesus? He Himself has provided us the answer: "Follow me, and do the things which ye have seen me do"

Christianity means community through Jesus Christ and in Jesus Christ. No Christian community is more or less than this. Whether it is a brief, single encounter or the daily fellowship of years, Christian community is only this. We belong to one another only through and in Jesus Christ.

Everything about Christianity is contained in the pathetic image of 'the flock.

Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate.

Do not be afraid to say “yes” to Jesus, to find your joy in doing his will...

Jesus said, 'Go ... and make disciples,' not converts to your opinions.

When Jesus started His ministry, the very first thing He did was form a small group.

The first lesson in Christ's school is self-denial.

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

The life of discipleship is not the hero-worship we would pay to a good master, but obedience to the Son of God.

If you ignore every single thing Jesus told you to do, you are just auditing. You're not a Christian.

Jesus said Communion first, community comes out of that, and out of community, ministry.

As soon as a man has found Christ, he begins to find others.

Every day I get a choice. I can choose to go God's way or I can choose to go my own way or Satan's way or if I walk out of this door I don't know that I blame myself if my choice. .. because the bottom line is I want what I want what I want. ... People ask me what the greatest sin is. I feel the greatest sin is to want to be God: Pride, I want my own way. What it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ - give as much of yourself as you understand to as much of Jesus as you understand at that moment.

Jesus did not come to be right. He came to make disciples.

Jesus' call to commitment is clear: He wants all or nothing.

I was raised Catholic and didn't like the dogma and exclusivity of that teaching but I was moved by the moral teachings and by the power of the Jesus fellow.

I consider myself a non-denominational Christian. I grew up in a Bible church and still hold those beliefs very close to me.