If the depths of everyone's sin was made public, we would all be much more gracious to each other. Tullian Tchividjian More Quotes by Tullian Tchividjian More Quotes From Tullian Tchividjian The heart of the Christian faith is Good News, not good advice, good technique, or good behavior. Tullian Tchividjian christian heart advice If you look at the gospel, it just doesn't break things apart. The gospel brings things together. One of the great demonstration of the gospel's power is reconciliation. Tullian Tchividjian break together looks You see, the secret of the gospel is that we become more spiritually mature when we focus less on what we need to do for God and focus more on all that God has already done for us. The irony of the gospel is that we actually perform better as we grow in our understanding that our relationship with God is based on Christ's performance for us, not our performance for him. Tullian Tchividjian focus understanding secret Suffering reveals to us the two things that ultimately matter: that we are weak but He is strong. Tullian Tchividjian strong suffering two Grace always runs downhill, meeting us at the bottom, not the top. Tullian Tchividjian bottom grace running People who know they are not good make the best messengers of grace because they are desperately aware of their own need for it. Tullian Tchividjian grace people needs The law demands that we do it all; the gospel declares that Jesus paid it all. Tullian Tchividjian demand law jesus A preacher who doesn't believe he's that bad will attract people who don't think they're that bad. And that's bad. Tullian Tchividjian believe people thinking Self-righteousness is unavoidable. You can either be a self-righteous Pharisee where you think you are better than everyone else or you can be a self-righteous pagan who thinks you are better than the Pharisee. If you are a self-righteous person, I could become very self-righteous thinking that you're self-righteous and you think you're so good but I know you're bad. I know I'm bad so that makes me better than you. Tullian Tchividjian pharisees self thinking Sanctification consists of the daily realization that in Christ we have died, and in Christ we have been raised. Tullian Tchividjian raised realization christ The Bible makes it clear that self-righteousness is the premier enemy of the Gospel. Tullian Tchividjian righteousness self enemy Even political insiders recognize that years of political effort on behalf of Evangelical Christians have generated little cultural gain. Tullian Tchividjian effort christian years Grace is love that seeks you out when you have nothing to give in return. Grace is love coming at you that has nothing to do with you. Grace is being loved when you are unlovable. Tullian Tchividjian return grace giving When the Christian faith becomes defined by who we are and what we do and not by who Christ is and what he did for us, we miss the gospel - and we, ironically, become more disobedient. Tullian Tchividjian who-we-are christian missing We don't need answers and explanations as much as we need God's presence in and through the suffering. Tullian Tchividjian suffering answers needs Walking with God doesn't lead to God's favor; God's favor leads to walking with God. Tullian Tchividjian walking-with-god favors walking Only the gospel can truly save you. The gospel doesn't make good people good; it makes dead people alive. That's the difference between the gospel of Jesus Christ and every other world religion. All the others exhort their followers to save themselves by being good, by conforming their lives to whatever their worshiped deity is. But the gospel is God's acceptance of us based on what Christ has done, not on what we can do. Tullian Tchividjian world-religions acceptance jesus What I'm most deeply grateful for is that God's love for us, approval of us, and commitment to us does not ride on our resolve but on Jesus' resolve for us. The gospel is the good news announcing Jesus' infallible devotion to us despite our inconsistent devotion to Him. The gospel is not a command to hang on to Jesus; it's a promise that no matter how weak and unsuccessful our faith and efforts may be, God is always holding on to us. Tullian Tchividjian grateful commitment jesus The good news of the gospel [for sufferers] is not an exhortation from above to 'hang on at all costs,' or 'grin and bear it' in the midst of hardship. No, the good news is that God is hanging on to you, and in the end, when all is said and done, the power of God will triumph over every pain and loss. Tullian Tchividjian triumph pain loss Whether it's a Christian or a non-Christian, there's nothing like suffering to show us how small, needy, and not in control we are. Suffering has a way of sobering us up to the realization that we can't make it on our own, that we need help, that we're broken. Tullian Tchividjian broken suffering christian
