Sin has ravaged the house that God created. This world sits slumped, dishevelled, in pain, groaning for the restoration that can only be accomplished by the hands of the Builder.
The bad news is that we are living in the midst of the restoration process. The good news is that the divine Builder will not relent until his house is made new again. Someday you will live forever in a fully restored house, but right now you are called to live with peace, joy and productivity in a place damaged by sin. Emmanuel lives here with us, and he is at work returning his house to its former beauty.
"Paul Tripp shows that even though Christians remain broken people living in a broken world, God has equipped us to become his agents of renewal. The fact that he has chosen to use our broken but redeemed heads, hearts, and hands to do his work ought to both encourage us and rouse us to hopeful action."?
- Tullian Tchividjian, Senior Pastor, Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church
Broken-Down House: Living Productively in a World Gone Bad is in the following collections:
