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We are broken people living in a broken world with other broken people. We all need grace.

Tullian Tchividjian

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Tullian Tchividjian
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: July 13
Pastor
Writer
Jacksonville
Florida
William Graham Tullian Tchividjian
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Grace
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Here's one way I can know that I've forgotten the gospel of grace: when your sin bothers me more than my sin.
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Contrary to what we conclude naturally, the gospel is not too good to be true. It is true! Its the truest truth in the entire universe. No strings attached! No fine print to read. No buts. No conditions. No qualifications. No footnotes. And especially, no need for balance.
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Legalism says God will love us if we change. The gospel says God will change us because He loves us.
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Your identity is firmly anchored in Christ's accomplishment, not yours his strength, not yours his performance, not yours his victory, not yours.
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People who know they are not good make the best messengers of grace because they are desperately aware of their own need for it.
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Only the Holy Spirit can comfort a person in the depths of grief.
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God is the one to be praised, not our transformation.
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God did not rescue me out of the pain, He rescued me through the pain!
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When it comes to understanding and appreciating grace, our biggest problem is our so-called goodness...not our self-perceived badness.
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There is no better story in the Old Testament, or perhaps the whole Bible, for depicting the difference between the ladder-defined life and the cross-defined life than that of the Tower of Babel.
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If the depths of everyone's sin was made public, we would all be much more gracious to each other.
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Graciousness is the fruit of someone who knows how badly they themselves need grace.
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Grace loves without reference to what may or may not happen-which is precisely why such incredible things do happen!
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I wish I could say that everything I do is for God’s glory but I can’t. And neither can you. What I can say is Jesus’ blood covers all my efforts to glorify myself.
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A preacher who doesn't believe he's that bad will attract people who don't think they're that bad. And that's bad.
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Unfulfilled dreams, ongoing relational tension, the loss of friendships, a hard marriage, rebellious teenagers, the death of loved ones, remaining sinful patterns - whatever it is for you - live long enough, lose enough, suffer enough, and the idealism of youth fades, leaving behind the reality of life in a broken world as a broken person.
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The gospel doesn't just free me from what people think of me, but also from what I think of me.
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Our deepest fear is judgment. Our deepest longing is love. The gospel of grace removes the one and provides the other.
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If we read the Bible asking first, 'What would Jesus do?' instead of asking 'What has Jesus done?' we’ll miss the good news that alone can set us free.
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