If we're not reaching the same people Jesus reached, then we're not preaching the same message Jesus preached. Tullian Tchividjian More Quotes by Tullian Tchividjian More Quotes From Tullian Tchividjian The truth is that when it comes to suffering, if we do not go to our graves in confusion, we will not go to our graves trusting. Explanations are a substitute for trust. Tullian Tchividjian truth-is confusion suffering When I was 25, I believed I could change the world. At 41, I have come to the realization that I cannot change my wife, my church, or my kids, to say nothing of the world. Try as I might, I have not been able to manufacture outcomes the way I thought I could, either in my own life or other people's. Tullian Tchividjian wife kids people Holy Saturday. The best reminder that the silence of God doesn't equal the absence of God. Tullian Tchividjian holy silence absence An identity based in the one-way love of God does not take into account public opinion or, thankfully, even personal opinion. Tullian Tchividjian public-opinion personal-opinions identity In 'Surprised by Grace: God's Relentless Pursuit of Rebels,' I retell the story of Jonah and show how Jonah was just as much in need of God's grace as the sailors and the Ninevites. Tullian Tchividjian rebel grace needs Our minds are affected by sin. Our hearts are affected by sin. Our wills are affected by sin. Our bodies are affected by sin. Tullian Tchividjian body mind heart From the time God saved me at 21 years old, I've always been fascinated by the parables of Jesus. Tullian Tchividjian parables years jesus God has hardwired me to thoroughly enjoy and be sharpened by good and friendly theological discussion about the gospel. Tullian Tchividjian theological enjoy friendly I never had an intellectual struggle with the Bible, with the gospel, with the claims of Christ. Tullian Tchividjian intellectual struggle christ I was afraid that if I surrendered my life over to God, God would tell me not to do those things that I desperately wanted to do. Tullian Tchividjian ifs wanted Our assurance is anchored in the love and grace of God expressed in the glorious exchange: our sin for His righteousness. Tullian Tchividjian righteousness sin grace The good news of suffering is that it brings us to the end of ourselves - a purpose it has certainly served in my life. It brings us to the place of honesty, which is the place of desperation, which is the place of faith, which is the place of freedom. Tullian Tchividjian honesty suffering inspirational Death is the operative device that sets us free in Christ - when we die, we truly live. Tullian Tchividjian devices dies christ Thankfully, while our self-righteousness reaches far, God's grace reaches farther. Tullian Tchividjian righteousness grace self The truth is, narratives of self-justification burble beneath more of our relationships and endeavors than we would care to admit. Tullian Tchividjian narrative care self When it comes to engaging and influencing culture, too many Christians think too highly of political activism. Tullian Tchividjian political christian thinking Because Jesus came to secure for us what we could never secure for ourselves, life doesn't have to be a tireless effort to establish ourselves, justify ourselves, validate ourselves. Tullian Tchividjian justify effort jesus I ended up dropping out of high school at 16 and getting kicked out of my home. My parents told me, sadly, that because I was so disruptive to the rest of the household, that I could no longer live under their roof. Tullian Tchividjian parent home school 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. Tullian Tchividjian backyards tennis firsts I'm not sure I'll ever fully understand why some Christians get mad when we say that the ultimate hero in the Bible is not Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Paul, etc... but Jesus. Tullian Tchividjian hero christian jesus
