Ever console or scold people hurt in human relationships that satisfaction comes from God alone? Stop. Adam’s fellowship with God was perfect, and God Himself declared Adam needed other humans.
JOHN ORTBERGThe good news as Jesus preached it is not just about the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven when you die. It is about the glorious redemption of human life-your life.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he’s coming down.
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Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
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Art is built on the deepest themes of human meaning: good and evil, beauty and ugliness, life and death, love and hate. No other story has incarnated those themes more than the story of Jesus.
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A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.
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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the world generally discards.
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To love someone is to desire and work toward their becoming the best version of themselves. The one person in all the universe who can do this perfectly for you is God.
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We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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The good news as Jesus preached it is not just about the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven when you die. It is about the glorious redemption of human life-your life.
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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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