Every one of us loves Pauline theology, but few of us want Pauline pain. Matt Chandler More Quotes by Matt Chandler More Quotes From Matt Chandler Find the things that stir your affections for Christ and saturate your life in them. Find the things that rob you of that affection and walk away from them. That's the Christian life as easy as I can explain it for you. Matt Chandler affection christian easy My sin in the past: forgiven. My current struggles: covered. My future failures: paid in full all by the marvelous, infinite, matchless grace found in the atoning work of the cross of Jesus Christ. Matt Chandler struggle past jesus God is awesome; he doesn’t need you to be awesome. He wants you to be obedient. Matt Chandler need-you want needs Love says: I've seen the ugly parts of you, and I'm staying. Our culture doesn't love love; It loves the idea of love. It wants the emotion without the sacrifice. Matt Chandler sacrifice culture ideas Faith doesn’t mean an absence of fear. It means facing fear and trusting that God’s goodness is greater. Matt Chandler goodness absence mean If you're not confident in the authority of the Scriptures, you will be a slave to what sounds right. Matt Chandler scripture slave sound When you blow it, God still celebrates His Son in you. The litmus test of whether or not you understand the gospel is what you do when you fail. Do you run from Him and go clean yourself up a little bit before you come back into the throne room? Or do you approach the throne of grace with confidence? If you don't approach the throne of grace with confidence, you don't understand the gospel. Matt Chandler blow running son Prayer does two things. It shows the complete sufficiency of God and the complete helplessness of man. It shows that God is not lacking, that He is in need of no thing, that He is infinitely and gloriously wealthy, that He can give to, He can bless and He can answer without the need of help from anyone or anything else. And it also shows that we are in desperate need of that kind of sufficiency. Matt Chandler prayer men two If you’re a church person and not a Jesus person, my heart hurts for you. It’s like being engaged and never getting married. It’s miserable. Matt Chandler hurt heart jesus God is not in love with some future version of you. It’s not you tomorrow that He loves and delights in. It’s not you when you get your act together....If you believe that Christ’s love for you is a future love for you, then you dismiss the cross of Christ. Matt Chandler delight together believe I've discovered most Christians don't know what to do with difficult situations because they have bought into the lie that God owes us (for our good behaviour). The reality of life is that if you live long enough you are going to bleed, cry and hurt. AND God is still God IN that. Matt Chandler hurt christian lying God is at work in the mess. That's the message of the Bible. That's why the Bible is not pretty. That's why it's grimy, because God is working in the mess. He's working in the tears. Matt Chandler not-pretty tears messages Comfort is the god of our generation, so suffering is seen as a problem to be solved, and not a providence from God. Matt Chandler our-generation religious god The more you make this world about you, the more miserable you will be. Matt Chandler miserable this-world world While the good news of the gospel may not appeal to everyone, the bad news of the gospel still applies to everyone. Matt Chandler appeals news may No change of job, no increased income, no new home, no new electronic device, or no new spouse is going to make things better inside of you. Matt Chandler income home jobs Jesus doesn't avoid those who mess up. Jesus runs to those who mess up. Matt Chandler mess running jesus So what does it look like to live a life worthy of the gospel of Jesus Christ? It looks like walking with, loving with, and doing life with those who are different from you. What binds you together is Christ. It looks like striving together to make Christ known. What motivates you is Christ. And it looks like standing with courage against all oppressors, natural or supernatural. What secures you is Christ. Matt Chandler together doe jesus It's OK to not be OK - just don't stay there. Matt Chandler God does not regret saving you. There is no sin which you commit which is beyond the cross of Christ. Matt Chandler saving regret doe
