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A collection of “Grace Statements” by Paul David Tripp
I’ve collected these and use them devotionally.
Self-righteousness is why we are content with superficial Christianity. Convinced we are okay, we do not long for the daily rescue of grace.
A life-shaping celebration of God’s grace is only ever born out of one thing; a deep sense of profound personal need.
You could not do it, Jesus did. You could not earn it, Jesus did. You could not defeat it Jesus did. He really is your only hope.
Sin results in double death (spiritual/physical), but the promise of grace is life in the here and now and life after death forever!
Grace captures you and won’t let you go while it frees you from things that have held you for years.
Grace will surprise you again and again, but never leave you helpless, hopeless, or alone.
To be accepted with God, freed from shame, cleared of guilt, given righteousness you didn’t earn, power far beyond your own; that’s grace!
Self-righteousness is about being more aware of and irritated by the sins of others than you are conscious of and grieved by your own.
The reason Jesus calls us not to parade our righteousness before others is because we don’t have any of our own! It all belongs to Christ.
You simply cannot live as God calls for you to live unless you have a practical grasp of the forgiving and enabling grace you’ve been given.
The Gospel teaches me that my greatest problem is not environmental. No, it is moral and for that I have been given Christ.
While sin still is a sad and ever-present reality in each of our lives, it is simply no match for the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Will you measure your potential today based on the size of what you’re facing or based on the magnitude of God’s presence and his grace?
The truth is your heart is always under rule. If it is not ruled by God it will be functionally and effectively ruled by something else.
Grace requires you to acknowledge your weakness, while at the same time welcoming you to rest in God’s greatness.
Anger is not the embarrassing uncle of God’s character. The hope of the world is that God will be angry at anything in the way of his plan.
Grace calls us to admit our need of resecue, for what we once wanted, we became convinced we needed, and now have become addicted to.
Jesus calls us to forsake all, not just so we would submit to his control, but by grace to free us from the control of other things over us.
Tell yourself today that you are surrounded by other lovers seeking to woo you away from the one central love that should shape your life.
When your biggest thrill is not some personal pleasure, but Kingdom advancement, then you know grace is transforming your heart.
Grace rescues us from our fickle hearts that find so many ways of filling every moment of each day, we have little room left for God at all.
Worship isn’t just a religious thing. Worship means one central love fuels everything I do/say in the specific places where God puts me.
