The world isn't scandalized by our freedom but by our fakeness.
Tullian TchividjianDisobedience happens not when we think too much grace but when we think too little of it
Tullian TchividjianTags: grace forgiveness
Legalism breeds a sense of entitlement that turns us into complainers.
Tullian TchividjianTags: complaining entitlement legalism
God's Kingdom is "present in its beginnings, but still future in its fullness. This guards us from an under-realized eschatology (expecting no change now) and an over-realized eschatology (expecting all change now). In this stage, we embrace the reality that while we're not yet what we will be, we're also no longer what we used to be.
Tullian TchividjianTags: eschatology
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 TchividjianTags: suffering glory-of-god dependency
God is the one to be praised, not our transformation.
Tullian Tchividjian...this culture of mandatory happiness actually promotes dishonesty and more suffering.
Tullian TchividjianGod'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 TchividjianInformation is seldom enough to heal a wounded heart.
Tullian TchividjianGod is not interested in what you think you should be or feel. He is not interested in the narrative you construct for yourself, or that others construct for you. Rather, He is interested in you, the you who suffers, the you who inflicts suffering on others, the you who hides, the you who has bad days (and good ones). And He meets you where you are.
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