I became frustrated with myself for not being as sturdy and unquestioning as I knew a man in my position should be.
TULLIAN TCHIVIDJIANOur deepest fear is judgment. Our deepest longing is love. The gospel of grace removes the one and provides the other.
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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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We are broken people living in a broken world with other broken people. We all need grace.
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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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Graciousness is the fruit of someone who knows how badly they themselves need grace.
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In 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.
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Grace always runs downhill, meeting us at the bottom, not the top.
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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.
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Information is seldom enough to heal a wounded heart.
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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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The heart of the Christian faith is Good News, not good advice, good technique, or good behavior.
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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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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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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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Because Jesus was someone, you’re free to be no one.
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