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Is Jesus “Smart”?

Posted in Dallas Willard, Jesus, Quotes, Smart, tagged on June 13, 2011| Leave a Comment »

And they … wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.- Luke 8:25B

The world presents a false picture of Christ we dare not accept. He is presented as a religious figure, and maybe a very good one of his day but uneducated and unaware of modern science, day-to-day stresses of today’s life and jobs. The idea he is smart enough to direct how run a business, answer scientific problems, or conduct daily affairs is not even considered.

Don’t accept that!

Dallas Willard, Professor in the School of Philosophy at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, has a different take!

He is not just nice, he is brilliant. He is the smartest man who ever lived. He is now supervising the entire course of world history (Rev. 1:5) while simultaneously preparing the rest of the universe for our future role in it (John 14:2). He always has the best information on everything and certainly also on the things that matter most in human life. — The Divine Conspiracy (p. 95)

Soundbite: “The Lord of the universe is not stupid!”
Prayer: “Jesus, you are smart enough be my boss! Amen!”

– fritz@langgang.com

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How to Control Feelings

Posted in Dallas Willard, Feelings, Quotes, Thoughts, tagged on November 10, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Dallas Willard surfaces an interesting fact.

“We cannot just choose our feelings”1

But, he says,

“you can evoke and to some degree control feelings by directing your thoughts.

Our power over our thoughts is of great and indispensable assistance in directing and controlling our feelings, which themselves are not directly under the guidance of our will.”1

Perhaps this is why the bible says

“whatsoever things are true, … honest, … just, … pure, … lovely, … of good report; … think on these things.” – Philippians 4:8

– fritz
1 – Renovation of the Heart, by Dallas Willard, page 104

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Trust means Obey

Posted in Dallas Willard, Obedience, Quotes, Trust on November 3, 2010| Leave a Comment »

The idea that you can trust Christ and not intend to obey him is an illusion generated by the prevalence of an unbelieving “Christian culture.” In fact, you can no more trust Jesus and not intend to obey him than you could trust your doctor and your auto mechanic and not intend to follow their advice. If you don’t intend to follow their advice, you simply don’t trust them. Period.

– Dallas Willard, Renovation Of The Heart, Pg. 95

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