Paul Tripp

“O pecado cega. Veja você: nós temos dois sistemas de visão. Existem os nossos olhos físicos, que nos capacitam ver o universo físico que nos circunda, e há os olhos do coração, que nos ajudam a “ver” as realidades espirituais, as quais é vital que vejamos para sermos quem fomos projetados para ser e fazer o que fomos projetados para fazer. O pecado destrói a nossa visão espiritual. Apesar de sermos capazes de enxergar o pecado dos outros com especificidade e clareza, temos a tendência de ficar cegos para os nossos próprios. E o aspecto mais perigoso desta condição já perigosa é que as pessoas espiritualmente cegas têm a inclinação de serem cegas à sua própria cegueira.”
― Paul Tripp, Vocação perigosa: Os tremendos desafios do ministério pastoral

“Trusting and entrusting; we will build a strong foundation we simply can’t have a healthy god homering mutually god satisfying marriage without trust. In a fallen world trust is the fine china of a relationship. It is beautiful when it’s there, but its surly delicate and breakable. When trust is broken it can be very hard to repair; it is trust that allows a husband and wife to face all the internal and external threats to their unite love and understanding, it is trust that allows couple to weather the difference and disarrangements that every marriage faces. It is trust allows couple to talk with honest and hope about the most personal and difficult things. There are two sides to trust; first you must do everything you can to proof yourself trustworthy. Second, you must make the decision to entrust yourself into your spouse’s care. What does it look like to engender a marriage where trust thrives? What does it look like rebuild trust when it’s been shattered? What are the characteristics of a relationship where trust is the glue?”
― Paul Tripp