God’s grace is so counterintuitive and everything we do in our life is just based on conditions. You do this for me and I’ll do that for you. Or if you don’t do this for me, I won’t do that for you. And God’s grace works in a completely different direction.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANGod has hardwired me to thoroughly enjoy and be sharpened by good and friendly theological discussion about the gospel.
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Legalism breeds a sense of entitlement that turns us into complainers.
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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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Grace is the most dangerous, expectation-wre cking, smile-creating, counterintuitiv e reality there is.
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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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Even political insiders recognize that years of political effort on behalf of Evangelical Christians have generated little cultural gain.
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We are broken people living in a broken world with other broken people. We all need grace.
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Graciousness is the fruit of someone who knows how badly they themselves need grace.
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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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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 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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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 had turned personal validation into my primary source of meaning and value, so that without it I was miserable and depressed.
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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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Information is seldom enough to heal a wounded heart.
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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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