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A 3 page personal reflection on Dallas Willard's Renovation of the Heart: Putting on the Character of Christ, which is a highly readable, clearly written instruction manual on how to go about achieving a closer relationship with God by bringing one's life into better alignment with the character of Christ. No other sources are cited.
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relationship with God by bringing ones life into better alignment with the character of Christ. As this suggests, while the book is clearly written, it by no means lightweight as
it tackles the most central question that every Christian faces, which is how to pattern ones life so that it bares more similarity to the perfection of Christ. However,
Willard asserts that Christians err in relying on their efforts to achieve Christ-like perfection, as he explains that the path to achieving this goal lies not with themselves but with
God. By turning to Christ and allowing Him to work within ones sole and consciousness, Willard assures his readers that Christ will transform them from the inside and that, as
a consequence, while their actions will never be perfect, they will be aligned with the Gods will and purpose. In the opinion of this writer/tutor, Americans find this task
to be particularly difficult, as everything in American history and culture is based on individuals having full control over everything in their lives. American Christians know that that they should
surrender their egos to God and look for divine direction in all things, but it difficult to inculcate this fully, as individual ego will keep peeking through, insisting on attention
and possibly diverting thought processes from Divine guidance. Willard offers various categories of transformation, which are delineated in a circular graphic. At the center of this graphic is
Spirit, that is, the "Heart/Will," and in the next concentric circle is "Mind (Thought/Feeling," and as the circle proceed outwardly, they are labeled, "Body, Social, Soul," with "Infinite Environment" indicated
as the context in which these categories exist (Willard 38). The text offers discussion that systematically leads readers to the transformation of each of these aspects of their lives. The
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