“We love because He first loved us.” -1 John 4:19
Because Jesus has done everything for me I can do everything for you without needing you to do anything for me. That’s freedom. -Tullian Tchividjian via Twitter
February 9, 2012
Scripture at Sunrise 2.9.2012
“As far as the east is from the west, so far does He remove our transgressions from us.” -Psalm 103:12
Well may the accuser roar, of sins that I have done; I know them all and thousands more, Jehovah knoweth none! -Tullian Tchividjian via Twitter (Quoting a hymn: “What Though the Accuser Roar“)
[Read the full blog-post here.]
January 19, 2012
Scripture at Sunrise 1.19.2012
“For our sake He made Him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.” -2 Corinthians 5:21
One reason we give up in our efforts to obey is because we obsess more over our performance for Jesus than we do Jesus’ performance for us. -Tullian Tchividjian
January 11, 2012
Scripture at Sunrise 1.11.2012
“For our sake He made Him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.” -2 Corinthians 5:21
We don’t become generous by asking, “What would Jesus do?” We become generous when our hearts are gripped by “What Jesus has already done.” -Tullian Tchividjian via Twitter
December 15, 2011
Scripture at Sunrise 12.15.2011
“He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to His own mercy…” -Titus 3:5
The gospel is Christ’s application of blood, sweat, and tears for us, not our application of blood, sweat, and tears for Him. -Tullian Tchividjian, via Twitter
September 15, 2011
Scripture at Sunrise 9.15.2011
“Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.” -1 Corinthians 15:1-2
Progress in our lives isn’t a matter of new knowledge or experience. It is rather a daily return to an old truth: Jesus died for our sins. -Tullian Tchividjian via Twitter
July 28, 2011
Scripture at Sunrise 7.28.2011
“But God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” -Romans 5:8
Amazing grace is this: that God gave us His best when we were at our worst. -Tullian Tchividjian, via Twitter
July 27, 2011
Scripture at Sunrise 7.27.2011
“For our sake He made Him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.” – 2 Corinthians 5:21
Through the Gospel God counts your sins against Christ, not against you. He offers us acceptance based not on what we do or don’t do, but on what Christ has already done. It’s an acceptance that can neither be gained by our achievements nor forfeited by our failures. Nothing in this world can promise you such total acceptance and favor—nothing. And that’s what makes His grace so amazing.
-Tullian Tchividjian in Surprised by Grace, pgs. 87-88
July 13, 2011
Scripture at Sunrise 7.13.2011
“He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to His own mercy.” -Titus 3:5
Mt. Sinai says: You must do. Mt. Calvary says: Because you couldn’t, Jesus did. Don’t run to the wrong mountain for your hiding place. -Tullian Tchividjian via Twitter
June 29, 2011
Scripture at Sunrise 6.30.2011
“By this we know love, that He laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.” -1 John 3:16
The paralyzing anxiety of wondering whether you’re doing enough for Jesus can only be relieved as you revel in all Jesus has done for you. -Tullian Tchividjian via Twitter
