In 'Surprised by Grace: God's Relentless Pursuit of Rebels,' I retell the story of Jonah and show how Jonah was just as much in need of God's grace as the sailors and the Ninevites. Tullian Tchividjian godgracejonah Change image and share on social
God loves us too much to leave us in the hell of unhappiness that comes from trying to do his job. Into the slavish misery of our ladder-defined lives, God condescends. Tullian Tchividjian condescenddefinegod Change image and share on social
Jesus is not the man at the top of the stairs; He is the man at the bottom, the friend of sinners, the savior of those in need of one. Which is all of us, all of the time. Tullian Tchividjian bottomfriendjesus Change image and share on social
Even political insiders recognize that years of political effort on behalf of Evangelical Christians have generated little cultural gain. Tullian Tchividjian behalfchristiancultural Change image and share on social
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. Tullian Tchividjian biblefreegood Change image and share on social
The gospel announces that God doesn't relate to us based on our feats for Jesus, but Jesus' feats for us. Tullian Tchividjian announcebasefeat Change image and share on social
The gospel alone liberates you to live a life of scandalous generosity, unrestrained sacrifice, uncommon valor, and unbounded courage. Tullian Tchividjian couragegenerositygospel Change image and share on social
Whether this was explicitly taught or implicitly caught, I grew up with the impression that when it comes to the Christian life, justification was step one and sanctification was step two and that once we get to step two there's no reason to revisit step one. Tullian Tchividjian catchchristianexplicitly share on social
The truth is, narratives of self-justification burble beneath more of our relationships and endeavors than we would care to admit. Tullian Tchividjian admitbeneathburble Change image and share on social
The Gospel declares that our guilt has been atoned for, the law has been fulfilled. So we don't need to live under the burden of trying to appease the judgment we feel. Tullian Tchividjian appeaseatonburden Change image and share on social
