The Dallas Willard Podcast 62. How Eternal Livers Bring Knowledge of Eternal Living to Those Without It (2010)
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Dec 15, 2025 
Dallas Willard, renowned philosopher and Christian theologian, dives deep into the nature of knowledge and how it shapes discipleship. He asserts that true Christian knowledge is testable and essential for action, contrasting it with mere belief. Willard discusses the importance of firsthand experience in teaching the kingdom and challenges churches to provide genuine knowledge, not just profession. He also highlights the Great Commission as a call to witness, and emphasizes that all are invited to discipleship, guided by the Holy Spirit.
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Knowledge Grants Authority
- Knowledge, not belief or feeling, gives the right and responsibility to act, direct action, and teach.
- Dallas Willard argues modern society devalues religious knowledge, which undermines Christian authority and steadiness.
Discipleship Needs Assured Knowledge
- Christian discipleship must rest on assured knowledge of reality, not on will or feelings alone.
- Steadfast moral action follows from knowing how things are, not from repeated decisions.
David's Knowledge Before Faith
- Dallas retells David's encounter with Goliath to show biblical faith rests on prior experience and knowledge.
- David's victories over a bear and a lion provided knowledge that grounded his faith in facing the giant.
