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.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANGrace doesn’t lead us into destructive behavior. Sin does. And grace is the only remedy for sin. The kindness of God leads to repentance.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANI 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.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANDisobedience happens not when we think too much grace but when we think too little of it
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANGrace is the most dangerous, expectation-wre cking, smile-creating, counterintuitiv e reality there is.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANThe 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.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANInformation is seldom enough to heal a wounded heart.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANGod has hardwired me to thoroughly enjoy and be sharpened by good and friendly theological discussion about the gospel.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANI had turned personal validation into my primary source of meaning and value, so that without it I was miserable and depressed.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANI 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.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANIf you feel compelled to respond every time you’re criticized it reveals just how much you’ve built your identity on being right.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANThe heart of the Christian faith is Good News, not good advice, good technique, or good behavior.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANIn the Old Testament, we are continually told that our good works are not enough, that God has made a provision. This provision is pointed to at every place in the Old Testament.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANGod wants every local church to be the first place people think to go when they’ve really messed up…not the last.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANThe gospel doesn’t just free me from what people think of me, but also from what I think of me.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANWalking with God doesn’t lead to God’s favor; God’s favor leads to walking with God.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANGraciousness is the fruit of someone who knows how badly they themselves need grace.
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