From Dallas Willard in Renovation of the Heart: Spiritual Transformation into Christlikeness is the process of forming the inner world of the human self in such a way that it takes on the character of the inner being of Jesus himself. The result is that the "outer" life of trhe individual increasingly becomes a natural expression of the inner reality of Jesus and of his teachings. Doing what he said and did increasingly becomes a part of who we are.
But for this to happen our body must increasingly be poised (my emphasis) to do what is good and refrain from what is evil. The inclination to worngdoing that literally inhabit its parts must be eliminated. The body must come to serve us as a primary ally in Christlikeness.
For good or evil, the body lies right at the center of the of the spiritual life...
pg. 159 From Transforming the body
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