God's design in our pain enables us to look back and say: He loves me enough to take me where I would have never wanted to go in order to produce in me what I never could have achieved on my own. Paul David Tripp More Quotes by Paul David Tripp More Quotes From Paul David Tripp The fatal flaw of human wisdom is that it promises that you can change your relationships without needing to change yourself. Paul David Tripp our-relationship flaws promise Corporate worship is designed to remind you that in the center of all things is a glorious and gracious King, and this king is not you Paul David Tripp gracious kings worship We must not offer people a system of redemption, a set of insights and principles. We offer people a Redeemer. Paul David Tripp redemption principles people Sin is powerful, but not as powerful as the liberating power of grace. Paul David Tripp sin powerful grace Do you require yourself to remember? In order to live as you can and should, you first must remember who you are and what you’ve been given. Paul David Tripp remember-who-you-are order firsts In the family, life is brought not only to our doorstep, but into our kitchens, bedrooms, and dens. In the family, life is happening all around us, and it begs to be questioned, evaluated, interpreted, and discussed. There is no more consistent, pregnant, dynamic forum for instruction about life than the family, because that is exactly what God designed the family to be, a learning community. Paul David Tripp kitchen community life-is God's grace doesn't always come in comfortable forms. But it's still grace, and it's still evidence that He loves us. Paul David Tripp evidence form grace People struggling with life in a fallen world often want explanations when what they really need is imagination. Paul David Tripp imagination struggle people Every time you ask for forgiveness, you recognize that the biggest problems you face in life exist inside of you, not outside of you. Paul David Tripp asking-for-forgiveness problem faces Sin is much more than doing the wrong thing. It begins withloving, worshiping, and serving the wrong thing. Paul David Tripp serving wrong-things sin The Bible says that our core problem, the fundamental reason we do what we do, is sin. Paul David Tripp sin problem fundamentals Our sin is what separates us from God, but it's our self righteousness that keeps us from running to Him for the grace He willingly gives to all who come. Paul David Tripp self running giving If you are in Christ, you've been chosen to transcend the borders of your own glory, to reach out toward a greater glory, the glory of God. Paul David Tripp borders worship christ Sin makes us moral quadriplegics. Paul David Tripp quadriplegics moral sin There simply aren't any grand moments in life, and we surely don't live in those moments. No, we live in the utterly mundane. We exist in the bathrooms, bedrooms, living rooms, and hallways of life. This is where the character of our life is set. This is where we live the life of faith. Paul David Tripp live-life character rooms We rarely do anything with on single motive. Paul David Tripp motive There is nothing that could be revealed about a pastor that has not already been covered by the blood of Jesus Paul David Tripp pastor blood jesus We, with all of our sin, weakness, and failures are welcome to do what should blow our minds. We are not only tolerated by God at a distance; no, we are welcomed into intimate personal communion with the King of kings, the Lord of lords, the creator, the sovereign, the Savior. We, as unholy as we are, are told to go with confidence into his holy presence. Paul David Tripp distance kings blow Foolishness is more than being stupid, that deadly combination of arrogance and ignorance. Paul David Tripp pride ignorance stupid Our need is so desperate an idea, a thing, a law can't help us. It took one thing, the gift of gifts, God in the flesh, to rescue us. Paul David Tripp law ideas needs
