Legalism breeds a sense of entitlement that turns us into complainers. Tullian Tchividjian More Quotes by Tullian Tchividjian More Quotes From Tullian Tchividjian 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 Assurance never comes from looking at ourselves. It only comes as a consequence of looking to Christ. Tullian Tchividjian assurance consequence christ I didn't realize that I was in a self-made prison of human approval and human acceptance. Didn't even realize it. Most of the prisons we live in we are not conscious of. Tullian Tchividjian acceptance approval self The gospel frees you from the pressure of having to fix people: your worth is located in Christ, not in their transformation. Tullian Tchividjian transformation pressure people The deepest cry of the human heart is to be loved without condition, no matter what. The gospel of grace announces that you are. Tullian Tchividjian grace matter heart Christian growth doesn't happen by first behaving better, but by believing better--believi ng in bigger, deeper, brighter ways what Christ has already secured for sinners. Tullian Tchividjian growth christian believe Moralism doesn't produce morality; it produces immorality. Tullian Tchividjian immorality morality produce There's nothing like suffering to remind us how not in control we actually are, how little power we ultimately have, and how much we ultimately need God. Tullian Tchividjian suffering littles needs The Gospel is not ultimately a defense from pain, it is the message of God's rescue through pain. In fact, it allows us to drop our defenses, to escape not from pain but from the prison of "How" and "Why" to the freedom of "Who?" Tullian Tchividjian defense pain messages I never realized how much I've become dependent on human approval until God took it away. I didn't even realize that I was in a self-made prison of human approval and human acceptance. Most of the prisons we live in we are not conscious of. God showed me Jesus plus nothing equals everything. And everything minus Jesus equals nothing. That set me free. Tullian Tchividjian acceptance self jesus Our hearts are continuously rebellious. Every time we sin in thought, word, or deed, we're essentially saying in that moment that, "I don't need you God. I don't want you God. I like my way better than your way." If this goes on day after day after day, year after year, month after month, it would understandable for God to say, "I've given you ten trillion tries. You're finished." But it's not. So in that sense, His grace is always surprising, never ceases to be amazing and His mercy is remarkably outrageous. Tullian Tchividjian grace heart years God's capacity to forgive is greater than our capacity to sin; while our sin reaches far, God's grace reaches farther. It's a message revealing the radical contrast between the sinful heart of mankind and the gracious heart of mankind's Creator. Tullian Tchividjian forgiving grace heart In the Old Testament, we are continually told that our good works are not enough, that God has made a provision. This provision is pointed to at every place in the Old Testament. Tullian Tchividjian good-work old-testament enough Grace could not have done it’s curing work if the law had not first done its crushing work. Tullian Tchividjian crush grace law Your pain could be God prying open your life and heart to remove a gift of His that you've been on to more dearly than Him. Tullian Tchividjian remove pain heart The gospel is for the defeated, not the dominant. Tullian Tchividjian dominant defeated Job's unraveling wasn't wrong or sinful; rather, it was emotionally realistic. Tullian Tchividjian unraveling realistic jobs The cross [is] the ultimate statement of God's involvement in the world on this side of heaven. Tullian Tchividjian sides heaven world The ironic thing about legalism is that it not only doesn't make people work harder, it makes them give up. Moralism doesn't produce morality; rather, it produces immorality. Tullian Tchividjian giving-up hard-work people Real, pure, unadulterated freedom happens when the resources of the gospel smash any sense of need to secure for myself anything beyond what Christ has already secured for me. Tullian Tchividjian real needs christ
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