No one need worry about our getting the best of God in some bargain with him, or that we might somehow succeed in using him for our purposes. Anyone who thinks this is a problem has seriously underestimated the intelligence and agility of our Father in the heavens. He will not be tricked or cheated.
"Dallas Albert Willard" was an American philosopher also known for his writings on spiritual formation/Christian spiritual formation. Much of his work in philosophy was related to Phenomenology (philosophy)/phenomenology, particularly the work of Edmund Husserl, many of whose writings he translated into English for the first time. He was longtime Professor of Philosophy at The University of Southern California, teaching at the school from 1965 until his death in 2013 and serving as the department chair from 1982 to 1985.
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The greatest challenge the church faces today is to be authentic disciples of Jesus.
Now you do it.
Theology is just what you really think about God, and if you're going to do that, you'd better use your mind and not just let it be a receptacle - a catch-all for whatever beliefs happen to be passing by.
If you don't have a teacher you can't have a disciple.
When we talk about loving your enemy here, it means something. And we're not sure that you can do that.
Look at what is happening here and think of it in terms of real life and how it affected the life of Joseph, the life of David, or Jesus, or Paul.
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