You see, the secret of the gospel is that we become more spiritually mature when we focus less on what we need to do for God and focus more on all that God has already done for us. The irony of the gospel is that we actually perform better as we grow in our understanding that our relationship with God is based on Christ's performance for us, not our performance for him.
Tullian TchividjianBecause Jesus came to secure for us what we could never secure for ourselves, life doesn't have to be a tireless effort to establish ourselves, justify ourselves, validate ourselves.
Tullian TchividjianWhat kind of person should you be to someone who has fallen? The kind of person you will run to when you fall.
Tullian TchividjianGod's ability to clean things up is infinitely greater than our ability to mess things up.
Tullian Tchividjian