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
The truth, whether we admit it or not, is that grace scares us to death. It scares us primarily because it wrestles control and manageability out of our hands - introducing chaos and freedom. Tullian Tchividjian admitchaoscontrol 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
The Bible is plain that God requires moral perfection. It tells us unambiguously that God is holy and therefore cannot tolerate any hint of unholiness. Tullian Tchividjian biblegodhint Change image and share on social
The required cheerfulness that characterizes many of our churches produces a suffocating environment of pat, religious answers to the painful, complex questions that riddle the lives of hurting people. Tullian Tchividjian answercharacterizecheerfulness share on social
I got my first tennis racket on my seventh birthday. And because we had a tennis court in our backyard, I played every day. By ten I was playing competitively. Tullian Tchividjian backyardbirthdaycompetitively 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
My observation of Christendom is that most of us tend to base our relationship with God on our performance instead of on His grace. Tullian Tchividjian basechristendomgod Change image and share on social
My failure to lay aside the sin that so easily entangles is the direct result of my refusal to die to my natural proclivity toward attaining my own freedom, meaning, value, worth, and righteousness - not believing that, by virtue of my Spirit - wrought union with Christ, everything I need, I already possess. Tullian Tchividjian attainbelievechrist share on social
When everyone in the world spoke the same language, God came down in judgment, breaking the world apart. But at just the right time, he came down again, this time to reconcile that sinful world to himself. Tullian Tchividjian breakgodjudgment share on social