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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.
Tullian Tchividjian
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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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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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God's grace meets us in messy places because messy places are all that there are.
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The biggest lie about grace that Satan wants the church to buy is the idea that it’s dangerous and therefore needs to be kept in check.
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There is no better news than that the God who makes the demand for perfection also meets the demand for perfection on our behalf.
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God does everything through people who understand they're nothing. And God does nothing through those who think they're everything.
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