Quotes about jesus
jesus thinking people
Jesus is never upset at sinners; he is only upset with people who do not think they are sinners. Richard Rohr
jesus pieces world
"Christ" is bigger than the Earth planet. If tomorrow we discover life on another planet, the whole "Jesus" piece would not make sense anymore. If he did everything for just us on this planet he wouldn't be the savior of the "world."
jesus plato dust
Church practice has been more influenced by Plato than by Jesus. We invariably prefer the universal synthesis, the answer that settles all the dust and resolves every question even when it is not entirely true over the mercy and grace of God.
jesus faces sides
If God is Trinity and Jesus is the face of God, then it is a benevolent universe. God is not someone to be afraid of, but is the Ground of Being and on our side.
jesus humanity mind
Jesus did not come to change the mind of God about humanity; Jesus came to change the mind of humanity about God
jesus risk worship
Worship of Jesus is rather harmless and risk-free; actually following Jesus changes everything.
jesus effort justify
Because Jesus came to secure for us what we could never secure for ourselves, life doesn't have to be a tireless effort to establish ourselves, justify ourselves, validate ourselves. Tullian Tchividjian
jesus important done
Don't get me wrong - what we do is important. But it is infinitely less important than what Jesus has done for us.
jesus years parables
From the time God saved me at 21 years old, I've always been fascinated by the parables of Jesus.
jesus missing asking
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.
jesus long grace
Long-term, gospel-motivate d obedience can only come from the grace of what Jesus has already done, not the guilt of what we must do.
jesus wife leader
The gospel sets us free to become the romantic leaders of our marriages without fright or hesitation. Because we have been forever wooed by Jesus, we are now free to forever woo our wives.
jesus receiving-love wife
I enjoy receiving love from my wife. I'm ecstatic when Kim loves me and expresses affection toward me. Something in me comes alive when she does that. But I've learned this freeing truth: I don't need that love, because in Jesus, I receive all the love I need.
jesus done
Jesus has done everything for you.
jesus sight genesis
Since Genesis 3 we have been addicted to setting our sights on something, someone, smaller than Jesus.
jesus done christianity
The hub of Christianity is not "do something for Jesus." The hub of Christianity is "Jesus has done everything for you".
jesus doe remember
Because of Jesus the sin we cannot forget God does not remember.
jesus judging judgement
The Gospel announces that Jesus came to acquit the guilty. He came to judge and be judged in our place. Christ came to satisfy the deep judgment against us once and for all so that we could be free from the judgement of God, others, and ourselves.
jesus
Because Jesus was someone, you’re free to be no one.
jesus acceptance self
I never realized how much I've become dependent on human approval until God took it away. I didn't even realize that I was in a self-made prison of human approval and human acceptance. Most of the prisons we live in we are not conscious of. God showed me Jesus plus nothing equals everything. And everything minus Jesus equals nothing. That set me free.
jesus blood effort
I wish I could say that everything I do is for God’s glory but I can’t. And neither can you. What I can say is Jesus’ blood covers all my efforts to glorify myself.
jesus minus plus
Jesus plus nothing equals everything; everything minus Jesus equals nothing.
jesus people messages
If we're not reaching the same people Jesus reached, then we're not preaching the same message Jesus preached.
jesus strong weak
Because Jesus was strong for us we are free to be weak.
jesus men needs
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.
jesus relate feats
The gospel announces that God doesn't relate to us based on our feats for Jesus, but Jesus' feats for us.
jesus grateful commitment
What I'm most deeply grateful for is that God's love for us, approval of us, and commitment to us does not ride on our resolve but on Jesus' resolve for us. The gospel is the good news announcing Jesus' infallible devotion to us despite our inconsistent devotion to Him. The gospel is not a command to hang on to Jesus; it's a promise that no matter how weak and unsuccessful our faith and efforts may be, God is always holding on to us.
jesus example christianity
Christianity is not "Jesus is our example." Christianity is "Jesus is our substitute."
jesus thinking littles
I was spending way too much time thinking about me and what I needed to do, and far too little time thinking about Jesus and what he had already done for me.
jesus acceptance world-religions
Only the gospel can truly save you. The gospel doesn't make good people good; it makes dead people alive. That's the difference between the gospel of Jesus Christ and every other world religion. All the others exhort their followers to save themselves by being good, by conforming their lives to whatever their worshiped deity is. But the gospel is God's acceptance of us based on what Christ has done, not on what we can do.
jesus remember worst
Remember on your best day that Jesus had to die for you. Remember on your worst day that he did.
jesus law demand
The law demands that we do it all; the gospel declares that Jesus paid it all.
jesus hands black
I feel like Black Jesus got his hands on me and guides me through life to put me where I'm supposed to be. Tupac Shakur