Even those of us who have tasted the radical saving grace of God find it intuitively difficult not to put conditions on grace.
Tullian TchividjianAs long as I am focusing on the faults of others, then I don't have to face my own.
Tullian TchividjianI enjoy receiving love from my wife. I'm ecstatic when Kim loves me and expresses affection toward me. Something in me comes alive when she does that. But I've learned this freeing truth: I don't need that love, because in Jesus, I receive all the love I need.
Tullian TchividjianThe good news of the gospel [for sufferers] is not an exhortation from above to 'hang on at all costs,' or 'grin and bear it' in the midst of hardship. No, the good news is that God is hanging on to you, and in the end, when all is said and done, the power of God will triumph over every pain and loss.
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