The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
JOHN ORTBERGJesus is mysterious not just because of what we don’t know about him, but because of what we do know about him.
More John Ortberg Quotes
-
-
The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you.
JOHN ORTBERG -
The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he’s coming down.
JOHN ORTBERG -
At the deepest level, pride is the choice to exclude both God and other people from their rightful place in our hearts. Jesus said the essence of the spiritual life is to love God and to love people. Pride destroys our capacity to love.
JOHN ORTBERG -
Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
JOHN ORTBERG -
There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
JOHN ORTBERG -
Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
JOHN ORTBERG -
The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.
JOHN ORTBERG -
God sees with utter clarity who we are. He is undeceived as to our warts and wickedness. But when God looks at us that is not all He sees. He also sees who we are intended to be, who we will one day become.
JOHN ORTBERG -
The church is in the hope business.
JOHN ORTBERG -
You have a “turn” every time you have an opportunity to choose. But most of us only see a tiny fraction of the choices we have.
JOHN ORTBERG -
Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
JOHN ORTBERG -
Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.
JOHN ORTBERG -
When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it with self-deprecating humor and humble-sounding personal disclosure. I can try to make it comes out just right.
JOHN ORTBERG -
Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is the one thing hurried people don’t have.
JOHN ORTBERG -
You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.
JOHN ORTBERG