We are not responsible for finding the right formula to combat or unlock our suffering. Tullian Tchividjian More Quotes by Tullian Tchividjian More Quotes From Tullian Tchividjian The gospel alone liberates you to live a life of scandalous generosity, unrestrained sacrifice, uncommon valor, and unbounded courage. Tullian Tchividjian uncommon generosity sacrifice Information is seldom enough to heal a wounded heart. Tullian Tchividjian information enough heart I wish I could say that everything I do is for God’s glory but I can’t. And neither can you. What I can say is Jesus’ blood covers all my efforts to glorify myself. Tullian Tchividjian effort blood jesus God is the one to be praised, not our transformation. Tullian Tchividjian transformation When we depend on anything smaller than God to provide us with the security, significance, meaning, and value that we long for, God will love us enough to take it away. Much of our anger and bitterness, therefore, is God prying open our hands and taking away something we've held onto more tightly than him. Tullian Tchividjian bitterness long hands Legalism breeds a sense of entitlement that turns us into complainers. Tullian Tchividjian legalism complainers entitlement The emphasis of the Bible is on the work of the Redeemer, not on the work of the redeemed. Tullian Tchividjian redeemer redeemed emphasis Because Jesus was strong for us we are free to be weak. Tullian Tchividjian strong weak jesus Jesus is not the man at the top of the stairs; He is the man at the bottom, the friend of sinners, the savior of those in need of one. Which is all of us, all of the time. Tullian Tchividjian men needs jesus Grace is thickly counter-intuitive. It feels risky and unfair. It's dangerous and disorderly. It wrestles control out of our hands. It is wild and unsettling. It turns everything that makes sense to us upside-down and inside-out. Tullian Tchividjian down-and grace hands The world isn't scandalized by our freedom but by our fakeness. Tullian Tchividjian fakeness world ...this culture of mandatory happiness actually promotes dishonesty and more suffering. Tullian Tchividjian dishonesty suffering culture When you don't know where you fit inside the home and you're young and you're desperate to fit in somewhere, I'd figured where I would fit outside the home. So I made some obviously bad decisions about who I hung out with and the things that I did. Tullian Tchividjian fit decision home I grew up in a remarkable home, the middle of seven children. My parents raised us well. They loved us well. We laughed hard growing up. But being the middle child, I couldn't figure out where I fit in the home, whether I was the youngest of the older three or the oldest of the younger three. When you don't know where you fit inside the home and you're young and you're desperate to fit in somewhere, I'd figured where I would fit outside the home. So I made some bad decisions about who I hung out with, I dropped out of high school, got kicked out of the house. Tullian Tchividjian growing-up home children 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." Tullian Tchividjian i-dont-need-you deeds needs The smaller you get-the smaller life makes you-the easier it is to see the grandeur of grace. While I am far more incapable than I may have initially thought, God is infinitely more capable than I ever hoped. Tullian Tchividjian easier grace may Contrary to popular assumptions, the Bible is not a record of the blessed good, but rather the blessed bad. Thats not a typo. The Bible is a record of the blessed bad. The Bible is not a witness to the best people making it up to God; its a witness to God making it down to the worst people. Tullian Tchividjian records blessed people Grace doesn't lead us into destructive behavior. Sin does. And grace is the only remedy for sin. The kindness of God leads to repentance. Tullian Tchividjian grace doe kindness Grace flows most refreshingly through the faucet of brokenness. Tullian Tchividjian brokenness flow grace Our default faith mode is to trust, above all things, our own ability to create a safe, controllable, predictable world. Tullian Tchividjian default safe world
