Disobedience happens not when we think too much grace but when we think too little of it
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANEven political insiders recognize that years of political effort on behalf of Evangelical Christians have generated little cultural gain.
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God has hardwired me to thoroughly enjoy and be sharpened by good and friendly theological discussion about the gospel.
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Grace always runs downhill, meeting us at the bottom, not the top.
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If you feel compelled to respond every time you’re criticized it reveals just how much you’ve built your identity on being right.
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I actually think one of most profoundly and deep pastoral moments between a pastor and his church is what happens between them before God in the context of preaching.
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God wants every local church to be the first place people think to go when they’ve really messed up…not the last.
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Our deepest fear is judgment. Our deepest longing is love. The gospel of grace removes the one and provides the other.
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I got my first tennis racket on my seventh birthday. And because we had a tennis court in our backyard, I played every day. By ten I was playing competitively.
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I became frustrated with myself for not being as sturdy and unquestioning as I knew a man in my position should be.
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The more I focused on my need to get better the worse I actually got – the more neurotic and self-conscious and self-absorbed I became.
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Even political insiders recognize that years of political effort on behalf of Evangelical Christians have generated little cultural gain.
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Legalism breeds a sense of entitlement that turns us into complainers.
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Walking with God doesn’t lead to God’s favor; God’s favor leads to walking with God.
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The gospel doesn’t just free me from what people think of me, but also from what I think of me.
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The heart of the Christian faith is Good News, not good advice, good technique, or good behavior.
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Grace doesn’t lead us into destructive behavior. Sin does. And grace is the only remedy for sin. The kindness of God leads to repentance.
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