The Gospel-Centered Life Quotes

“Though we may have acknowledged our hurtful words, the other person is often feeling the impact of the deeper resentment, anger, envy, or bitterness that lies in our hearts. Unless we confess those sins as well, our “repentance” is not true repentance at all.”
― Robert H. Thune, The Gospel-Centered Life: Study Guide with Leader's Notes

“Think, for instance, about a relationship in which you’ve spoken hurtful words to someone else. Perhaps your effort at repentance sounded something like this: “I’m sorry I hurt you. I shouldn’t have said that. Will you forgive me?” But is this really true repentance? Does our sin consist only in the words we’ve spoken? Didn’t Jesus say, “Out of the overflow of [the] heart [the] mouth speaks” (Luke 6:45)?”
― Robert H. Thune, The Gospel-Centered Life: Study Guide with Leader's Notes

“We must cling to the gospel promise that God is pleased with us because he is pleased with Jesus. When we embrace the gospel in this way, seeing our sin is not scary or embarrassing. It actually leads to worship because Jesus has died for all of it, and it is liberating because we are no longer defined by it! Our righteousness is in Christ. The good news of the gospel is not that God makes much of us, but that God frees us to make much of Jesus.”
― Robert H. Thune, The Gospel-Centered Life: Study Guide with Leader's Notes