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Thursday, June 09, 2005

The Good of Others

In The Spirit of the Disciplines Dallas Willard states that service is done for the “active promotion of the good of others.” [We] may also serve others to train ourselves away from arrogance, possessiveness, envy, resentment or covetousness. In that case service is undertaken as a discipline for the spiritual life. Service is the high road to freedom from bondage to other people . . . for we are acting unto God in our lowliest deeds (p.182).

posted by David S. Apple at 1:11 PM

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