403 Quotes by Tullian Tchividjian

Our hearts are continuously rebellious. Every time we sin in thought, word, or deed, we're essentially saying in that moment that, "I don't need you God. I don't want you God. I like my way better than your way." If this goes on day after day after day, year after year, month after month, it would understandable for God to say, "I've given you ten trillion tries. You're finished." But it's not. So in that sense, His grace is always surprising, never ceases to be amazing and His mercy is remarkably outrageous.

The truth is, narratives of self-justification burble beneath more of our relationships and endeavors than we would care to admit.

I agree we have enough books that attempt to explain why God allows suffering, presumably in a way that lets God off the hook. And while much smarter men than I have constructed elaborate systems in this pursuit, they are by definition exercises in speculation.

Sanctification consists of the daily realization that in Christ we have died, and in Christ we have been raised.

Moralism doesn't produce morality; it produces immorality.

God has hardwired me to thoroughly enjoy and be sharpened by good and friendly theological discussion about the gospel.

While our sin reaches far, God's grace reaches farther. God came after us not to strip away our freedom but to strip away our slavery to self, that we could become truly free.

The gospel is for the defeated, not the dominant.

At some level, every relationship is assaulted by an aroma of judgment - this sense that we will never measure up to the expectations and demands of another.