Spiritual growth is marked by a growing realization of just how much grace you need.
Tullian TchividjianA religious approach to marriage is the idea that if we work hard enough at something, we can earn the acceptance, approval, and life we think we deserve because of our obedient performance.
Tullian TchividjianIf you have suffered the loss of a family member to chronic disease, if you suffer debilitating seasons of depression, if you have lost your job and livelihood, gone through a divorce that came out of the blue, know that God is not punishing you. He is not waiting for you to do something.
Tullian TchividjianGraciousness is the fruit of someone who knows how badly they themselves need grace.
Tullian TchividjianThe emphasis of the Bible is on the work of the Redeemer, not on the work of the redeemed.
Tullian TchividjianOnly the gospel can truly save you. The gospel doesn't make good people good; it makes dead people alive. That's the difference between the gospel of Jesus Christ and every other world religion. All the others exhort their followers to save themselves by being good, by conforming their lives to whatever their worshiped deity is. But the gospel is God's acceptance of us based on what Christ has done, not on what we can do.
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