Sublime

The implications of Willard’s statements here are stunning to consider. They also illuminate the heart of what may be the single differentiating insight into Willardian theology. Simply stated, Willard seems to be communicating that the vision of the kingdom of God, or the primary point of the enterprise of Christianity itself, has been altered ove

would do—for example, not murder—and Jesus’ picture of the kingdom heart. That heart would live with full tenderness toward everyone it deals with. This passage in Matthew 5 moves from the deepest roots of human evil, burning anger and obsessive desire, to the pinnacle of human fulfillment in agape, or divine love. In this way the entire edifice of

“Silence is frightening because it strips us as nothing else does, throwing us upon the stark realities of our life,” writes Dallas Willard. “And in that quiet, what if there turns out to be very little to ‘just us and God’?”

which he is unshakably committed to.

When we fail to understand how people grow, we lose track of the central task Jesus gave the church. Having no plan for transformation produces Christians with poor character who try to do good ministry. Jesus did the opposite. He started His ministry by preaching about a transformed inner life that drives the outer life. A transformed inner life t

Willard defined a disciple as someone whose ultimate goal is to live their life the way Jesus would live if he were me.

The Harmony of Mind and Will