Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
JOHN ORTBERGOne of the most painful aspects of suffering is the loneliness of it. Others may offer support or empathy, but no one can walk the road to Moriah in our place.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
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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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We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
JOHN ORTBERGOver and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
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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.
JOHN ORTBERGThe 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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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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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 ORTBERGGod 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.
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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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It only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to “seeking first the kingdom.”
JOHN ORTBERGIt only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to “seeking first the kingdom.”
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Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
JOHN ORTBERGNobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
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Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
JOHN ORTBERGGenuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don’t know about him, but because of what we do know about him.
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Sloth is the failure to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done – like the kamikaze pilot who flew seventeen missions.
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God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
JOHN ORTBERGGod wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
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Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
JOHN ORTBERGSpiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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