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Tullian Tchividjian is a well-known pastor and theological writer, recognized for his contemporary and insightful approach to Christian faith and practice. Born on July 13, 1972, he has been influential in Christian circles, particularly for his emphasis on grace and the transformative power of the Gospel.

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“When I was 25, I believed I could change the world. At 41, I have come to the realization that I cannot change my wife, my church, or my kids, to say nothing of the world. Try as I might, I have not been able to manufacture outcomes the way I thought I could, either in my own life or other people's.”

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“When we reduce the notion of “calling” to work inside the church, we fail to equip our people to apply their Christian faith to everything they do, everywhere they are.”

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“I've got three kids. I worry about them but the gospel freed me and freed my wife. We are not trying to make our kids think that we're super spiritual or we've got it all together. They see mom and dad being real people. What they hear dad talking about at home is not different from what they see from dad [at church]. That won't guarantee that they'll avoid the whole PK, MK thing. But we are hopefully not contributing to what normally produces that crisis, which is pretending.”

“My job as a pastor and theologian is to tease out the nature and the necessity of the gospel in meticulous ways, in everything I say, in everything I like. I want desperately for the church in America to rediscover the power and the beauty and the nature and the necessity of the gospel.”

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“God is not interested in what you think you should be or feel. He is not interested in the narrative you have construct for yourself, or that others have construct for you. He may even use suffering to deconstruct that narrative.”

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“I think it's super important for the church itself to rediscover the gospel.”

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“I think for far too long the Church has concluded that Christians don't need the gospel, it's simple what non-Christian people need in order to be saved.”

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“There are a still lot of people in today's church who can easily identify the idolatry outside the church and are pretty proud of the fact that they are not like them. And yet, we are far too slow to recognize the idolatry inside the church and more painfully, the idolatry inside our hearts.”

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“I think there is tribalism is a big deal inside of the church, that the church thinks of themselves as a tribe and not a mission.”

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“Because the church has moved away from the gospel anytime you move away from the gospel, you at the same time move toward pretense, you move toward image-keeping, you move toward the need to pretend.”

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“I actually think one of most profoundly and deep pastoral moments between a pastor and his church is what happens between them before God in the context of preaching.”

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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.”

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“Christianity is not about good people getting better. If anything, it is good news for bad people coping with their failure to be good. The heart of the Christian faith is Good News, not good advice, good technique, or good behavior. Too many people have walked away from the church, not because they’re walking away from Jesus, but because the church has walked away from Jesus.”

“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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About the Author

Born: July 13, 1972
Known for: Pastor
Quotes: 242

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