Dallas Willard once said there are no human solutions to human problems. The blame game that is so widespread
post-Sandy Hook leaves me hollow. We all want to do something but what we really want is someone else to do something – thus the cry for gun control laws.
In the Revolution of Character, Dallas Willard and Don Simpson, state, “His {Jesus} continuing objective is to eventually bring all of human life under the direction of his wisdom, goodness, and power…The revolution of Jesus is first and always a revolution of the human heart. His revolution does not proceed through the means of social institutions and laws…” instead “his is a revolution of character, which proceeds by changing people from the inside through ongoing personal relationship with God and one another.”Changed hearts relenting under the Lordship of Jesus are the answer to our world’s biggest problems. Jesus started a revolution that begins in the heart. But the thing is, once this revolution has moved from the hearts of individuals to an outward loving expression, institutions and social structures will also be changed.
Christians need to stop being a part of the relentless wave of reactions to a world in crisis and instead be a part of the Revolution that Jesus started and that continues to this day. It is not about doing but being and then the doing will take care of itself.
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I love Dallas Willard. He is correct of course. And I really appreciate your thoughts on being verses doing. Love, love, love it. Question: How do I synthesize my inner Peterson/Willard and my William Wilberforce as it relates to gun control?
Joe – Supporting causes that benefit the common good is a noble endeavor. The danger is when, as Christians, we let our identity come from “our cause” rather than from Christ.