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 TchividjianThe gospel is not about a lifestyle that we live, it's about the law-fulfilling life that Christ lived.
Tullian TchividjianEven those of us who have tasted the radical saving grace of God find it intuitively difficult not to put conditions on grace.
Tullian TchividjianThe gospel doesn't just ignite the Christian life but it keeps Christians growing and growing every day. There's no reason to move beyond the gospel. There's only movement more into it.
Tullian Tchividjian