{"id":9558,"date":"2011-05-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/2011\/05\/13\/ur-video-dallas-willard-on-grace\/"},"modified":"2011-05-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-13T00:00:00","slug":"ur-video-dallas-willard-on-grace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/ur-video-dallas-willard-on-grace\/","title":{"rendered":"Ur Video: Dallas Willard on Grace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tWell, I hadn&#39;t planned on posting the second part of Dallas Willard&#39;s video from Catalyst. But since you are all getting so animated about part 1, here you go. In this video he discusses spiritual disciplines and the role of grace in our lives. Willard says, &quot;Grace is not opposed to effort, it is opposed to earning.&quot; And &quot;Effort is action; earning is attitude.&quot; We are called to act, but we must avoid the attitude that we are earning something. 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