“The church is not a theological classroom. It is a conversion, confession, repentance, reconciliation, forgiveness and sanctification center, where flawed people place their faith in Christ, gather to know and love him better, and learn to love others as he designed.” PeopleKnowsChristChurchAnd LoveConversionRepentanceClassroomConfessionFlawedReconciliationTheologicalSanctification Author:Paul David Tripp
“Embedded in the larger story of redemption is a principle we must not miss: God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things in the lives of others.” PeopleStoriesUseChristianLeadershipChurchPrinciplesMissingOrdinaryExtraordinaryRedemptionOrdinary PeopleEmbeddedLives Of OthersExtraordinary Things Author:Paul David Tripp
“People struggling with life in a fallen world often want explanations when what they really need is imagination.” PeopleWorldWantNeedsImaginationStruggleFallenExplanationLife StruggleFallen World Author:Paul David Tripp
“Harboring bitterness against people is actually confessing their sin to myself, over and over again. Anger is akin to confessing their sin to God, dissatisfied that he hasn't done something and placing myself in his position as judge.” PeopleDoneSinPositionJudgingBitternessDissatisfiedConfessing Author:Paul David Tripp
“Becaise I love God, I want to handle his truth with accuracy, clarity, and specificity. I want to build bridges of understanding from the wisdom of the Word to the details of people's lives. And because I love people, I will not be satisfied with lobbing grenades of general truth at them. Rather, through good questions, committed listening, and careful interpretation, I will enter their world with the understanding necessary to bring Christ's help to where it is really needed.” PeopleWorldWantHelpingUnderstandingChristListeningNeededCommittedDetailsCarefulHandleSatisfiedClarityBridgesGod LoveInterpretationAccuracyGrenadeGood QuestionsSpecificityI Love God Author:Paul David Tripp
“We must begin by admitting that people and situations do not cause us to speak as we do. Our hearts control our words. People and situations simply provide the occasion for the heart to express itself.” PeopleHeartSpeakCausesSituationOccasionsAdmittingOur Words Author:Paul David Tripp
“We must not offer people a system of redemption, a set of insights and principles. We offer people a Redeemer.” PeoplePrinciplesOffersInsightRedemptionRedeemer Author:Paul David Tripp
