Disobedience happens not when we think too much grace but when we think too little of it Tullian Tchividjian More Quotes by Tullian Tchividjian More Quotes From Tullian Tchividjian Jesus has done everything for you. Tullian Tchividjian done jesus My struggle isn't believing my performance can earn God's favor; my struggle is believing my performance can keep God's favor Tullian Tchividjian favors struggle believe There is no better story in the Old Testament, or perhaps the whole Bible, for depicting the difference between the ladder-defined life and the cross-defined life than that of the Tower of Babel. Tullian Tchividjian tower-of-babel differences towers Grace is the most dangerous, expectation-wre cking, smile-creating, counterintuitiv e reality there is. Tullian Tchividjian creating expectations reality Grace loves without reference to what may or may not happen-which is precisely why such incredible things do happen! Tullian Tchividjian incredibles grace may Long-term, gospel-motivate d obedience can only come from the grace of what Jesus has already done, not the guilt of what we must do. Tullian Tchividjian grace long jesus If we read the Bible asking first, 'What would Jesus do?' instead of asking 'What has Jesus done?' we’ll miss the good news that alone can set us free. Tullian Tchividjian news missing jesus Christmas is the beachhead of God’s campaign against sin and sadness, darkness and death, fear and frustration. Tullian Tchividjian frustration sadness beach Being the middle child, I couldn't figure out where I fit in the home. I couldn't figure out whether I was the youngest of the older three or the oldest of the younger three. Tullian Tchividjian three home children I was spending way too much time thinking about me and what I needed to do, and far too little time thinking about Jesus and what he had already done for me. Tullian Tchividjian done jesus thinking The gospel is not about a lifestyle that we live, it's about the law-fulfilling life that Christ lived. Tullian Tchividjian lifestyle law christ 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 Tchividjian different grace life-is We are not responsible for finding the right formula to combat or unlock our suffering. Tullian Tchividjian combat responsible suffering I think it's super important for the church itself to rediscover the gospel. Tullian Tchividjian church important thinking I was spending too much time thinking about how I was doing, if I was learning everything I was supposed to be learning during this difficult season, whether I was doing it right or not, taking my spiritual pulse, etc - my inner lawyer was working overtime. Tullian Tchividjian pulse spiritual thinking I became frustrated with myself for not being as sturdy and unquestioning as I knew a man in my position should be. Tullian Tchividjian frustrated should men I had turned personal validation into my primary source of meaning and value, so that without it I was miserable and depressed. Tullian Tchividjian miserable validation source The pain cleared my vision, and once it was taken away, I realized just how much I'd been relying on the endorsement of others to make me feel like I mattered. Tullian Tchividjian vision pain taken Christianity is in no way a stoic faith. It fundamentally rejects the "stiff upper lip" school of thought. Tullian Tchividjian lips way school God is inviting you today to appropriately grieve your pains and losses and to acknowledge the world is seriously broken. Tullian Tchividjian pain loss grieving
