Disobedience happens not when we think too much grace but when we think too little of it
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANDisobedience happens not when we think too much grace but when we think too little of it
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANThe gospel doesn’t just free me from what people think of me, but also from what I think of me.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANInformation is seldom enough to heal a wounded heart.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANGrace always runs downhill, meeting us at the bottom, not the top.
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 TCHIVIDJIANLegalism breeds a sense of entitlement that turns us into complainers.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANGod’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 TCHIVIDJIANBecause Jesus was someone, you’re free to be no one.
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 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 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 TCHIVIDJIANGraciousness is the fruit of someone who knows how badly they themselves need grace.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANWalking with God doesn’t lead to God’s favor; God’s favor leads to walking with God.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANGod has hardwired me to thoroughly enjoy and be sharpened by good and friendly theological discussion about the gospel.
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 TCHIVIDJIANI 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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