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God wants every local church to be the first place people think to go when they've really messed up...not the last.

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Tullian Tchividjian
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: July 13
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Jacksonville
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William Graham Tullian Tchividjian
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Because Jesus was someone, you’re free to be no one.
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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.
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Our default faith mode is to trust, above all things, our own ability to create a safe, controllable, predictable world.
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Rest assured: Before God, the righteousness of Christ is all we need before God, the righteousness of Christ is all we have.
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The gospel brings things together. One of the great demonstration of the gospel's power is reconciliation. I've got friends who are surfers, doctors, lawyers, artists and entertainers. Some people are cool and some people are geeky. I look around at my friends and I think, only the gospel has the power to put together a friendship like this.
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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.
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There's absolutely no way you can feel the freedom to embarrass and humiliate yourself unless you have finally recognized that your identity is in someone other than yourself.
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Because Jesus was strong for us we are free to be weak.
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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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Because of Jesus the sin we cannot forget God does not remember.
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Jesus plus nothing equals everything everything minus Jesus equals nothing.
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We often read the Bible as if it were fundamentally about us: our improvement, our life, our triumph, our victory, our faith, our holiness, our godliness.
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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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God has hardwired me to thoroughly enjoy and be sharpened by good and friendly theological discussion about the gospel.
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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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The grace of God sets us free from a life of perfection, performing, and pretending.
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When you don't have anything to lose, you discover something wonderful: you're free to take great risks without fear or reservation.
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God's acceptance of us cannot be gained by our successes nor forfeited by our failures.
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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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The deepest cry of the human heart is to be loved without condition, no matter what. The gospel of grace announces that you are.
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