Paul David Tripp Quotes
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Paul David Tripp is a Christian pastor, author, and international speaker currently serving as the Minister to Center City at Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and president of Paul Tripp Ministries. He has authored several books on practical issues of Christian living, including Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change and A Quest for More: Living for Something Bigger Than You.
Beginning in June, 2006, Paul became the President of Paul Tripp Ministries, a non-profit organization, whose mission statement is "Connecting the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life." In addition to his current role as President of Paul Tripp Ministries, on January 1, 2007, Paul also became part of the pastoral staff at Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, PA where he preaches every Sunday evening and leads the Ministry to Center City.
 Rather than seeking to get our teenagers under our control, we want to be used of God so they would joyfully submit to His. Topics: Children, Submission
Source: Age of Opportunity, p. 227, | | Spiritual warfare makes us think of demon possession, horrific demonstrations of satanic control, and dramatic exorcisms. But Scripture presents spiritual warfare not as the violent, bizarre end of the Christian life, but as what the Christian life is! Topics: Christianity
Source: Age of Opportunity, p. 116. | | Too often, what we call convictions are actually preferences. Real convictions are based on revealed truth (that is, Scripture). Preferences are based on personal desire. Convictions are constant; preferences change with desire. Convictions demand faith; preferences rely on the emotions of the moment. Topics: Conviction
Source: Age of Opportunity, p. 131-132, | | In the family, life is brought not only to our doorstep, but into our kitchens, bedrooms, and dens. In the family, life is happening all around us, and it begs to be questioned, evaluated, interpreted, and discussed. There is no more consistent, pregnant, dynamic forum for instruction about life than the family, because that is exactly what God designed the family to be, a learning community. Topics: Family
Source: Age of Opportunity, p. 41-42, | | To fear God means that my life is structured by a sense of awe, worship, and obedience that flows out of recognizing Him and His glory. He becomes the single most important reference point for all that I desire, think, do, and say. God is my motive and God is my goal. The fear of God is meant to be the central organizing force in my life. Topics: God, Life
Source: Age of Opportunity, p. 217, | | Rejection of parental authority is a rejection of God's authority. And the rejection of God's authority is, in fact, claiming his authority as my own. It is an attempt to be God. Topics: Rebellion, Authority
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| | Human legalism leads to human self-righteousness. Human self-righteousness denies the need for the saving, enabling grace of Christ. Human righteousness embraces the cruelest of Satan's lies, that a person can be righteous by keeping the law. If that were true, there would have been no need for the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Christ. Topics: Self-righteousness, Legalism
Source: Age of Opportunity, p. 83 | | Human self-righteousness denies the need for the saving, enabling grace of Christ. Human righteousness embraces the cruelest of Satan's lies, that a person can be righteous by keeping the law. If that were true, there would have been no need for the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Christ. Topics: Self-righteousness
Source: Age of Opportunity, p. 83, | | Sinners want their will to be done, and they will fight with whoever gets in their way. Consequently, sinners are much better at making war then they are at making peace, much better at hatred than they are at love. They are much better at causing division then they are at creating unity. Topics: Sin
Source: Age of Opportunity, p. 62 | | Remember, it is not your weakness that will get in the way of God's working through you, but your delusions of strength. His strength is made perfect in our weakness! Point to His strength by being willing to admit your weakness. Topics: Strength
Source: Age of Opportunity, p. 189, | | In times of struggle and failure, we need to do more than pronounce judgment on what's wrong and enforce punishment. We need to talk, discuss, question, evaluate, engage, and interact with our teenagers, hoping that God will use these moments of opportunity to open their eyes a little more to who they really are and to their constant need for Christ. Topics: Struggles, Children
Source: Age of Opportunity, p. 124, | | We are called by God to do theology, that is, to live our lives with a moment-by-moment consciousness of God. Topics: Theology, Life
Source: Age of Opportunity, p. 54-55, |
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