The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard
Week 1: Introduction — The Ruined and Restored Gospel
Read the Introduction and Chapter 1 of The Divine Conspiracy. Key passages: Matthew 4:17; Matthew 5:3; Luke 17:20–21.
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Before diving into Willard's vision of discipleship, it helps to understand the problem he believes we have created — a gospel so reduced that Jesus himself would barely recognize it.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Willard opens with the provocative image of two bumper stickers — one that says "Christians aren't perfect, just forgiven" and another that represents a moralistic, rule-keeping religion — and suggests both represent a failure of the gospel. What does he mean, and which of the two tendencies do you think is more common in your own experience of church life?
2.Willard describes what he calls "bar code Christianity" — the idea that what matters about a Christian is simply that they have been "scanned" by God as saved, regardless of how they actually live. Have you encountered this view? How does it differ from what you believe discipleship should look like?
3.The book's title, *The Divine Conspiracy*, refers to God's hidden, persistent, and joyful plan to reclaim all of reality through the redemption of human beings. In what ways does this framing — conspiracy rather than, say, "plan" or "program" — change how you picture God's work in the world?
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