Paul David Tripp Quotes

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Every time you ask for forgiveness, you recognize that the biggest problems you face in life exist inside of you, not outside of you.

Paul David Tripp
Only love for Christ has the power to incapacitate the sturdy love for self that is the bane of every sinner, and only the grace of Christ has the power to produce that love.

Paul David Tripp
The kingdom of self tends to be more focused on what the hands can touch than what the heart should embrace.

Paul David Tripp
We were meant to do more than make sure that all of our needs are fulfilled and all our desires are satisfied. We were never meant to be self-focused little kings ruling miniscule little kingdoms with a population of one.

Paul David Tripp
The fatal flaw of human wisdom is that it promises that you can change your relationships without needing to change yourself.

Paul David Tripp
Only when I focus on the holiness and glory of God am I able to see myself with accuracy.

Paul David Tripp
When Christ is my hope, he becomes the one thing in which I have confidence. I act on his wisdom and bank on his grace. I trust his promises and I rely on his presence. And I pursue all the good things that he has promised me simply because I trust him. So, I am not manipulating, controlling, or threatening my way through life to get what I want, because I have found what I want in Christ. He is my hope.

Paul David Tripp