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 TchividjianThe hub of Christianity is not "do something for Jesus." The hub of Christianity is "Jesus has done everything for you".
Tullian TchividjianOur default faith mode is to trust, above all things, our own ability to create a safe, controllable, predictable world.
Tullian TchividjianPeople who know they are not good make the best messengers of grace because they are desperately aware of their own need for it.
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.
Tullian Tchividjian