--- title: "13 Our Quotes By John Ortberg" description: "13 Our quotes by John Ortberg. Plus more from John Ortberg and more Our sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b07/john-ortberg-932_anytime_what-influences-our-behavior-and-what-ou_3040192.png" --- > [What influences our behavior, and what our level of responsibility is, are very complex issues. And anytime we try to make this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/what-influences-our-behavior-and-what-our-level-of-responsibility-is/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b07/john-ortberg-932_anytime_what-influences-our-behavior-and-what-ou_3040192.png) > [I wrote 'Soul Keeping' because we are taught more about how to care for our cars than how to steward our souls.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/i-wrote-soul-keeping-because-we-are-taught-more-about-how-to-care-for/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17d/john-ortberg-932_about_i-wrote-soul-keeping-because-we-are-taug_2006225.png) > [In community, we discover who we really are and how much transformation we still require. This is why I am irrevocably committed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/in-community-we-discover-who-we-really-are-and-how-much/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14e/john-ortberg-932_accomplish_in-community-we-discover-who-we-really-a_3219086.png) > [I know that those of us who go into church work are to regard ourselves as servants, are to offer our lives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/i-know-that-those-of-us-who-go-into-church-work-are-to-regard/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31d/john-ortberg-932_church_i-know-that-those-of-us-who-go-into-chur_3174415.png) > [Those of us who preach the Scriptures, along with being nourished by it ourselves, have to figure out along with our congregations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/those-of-us-who-preach-the-scriptures-along-with-being-nourished-by/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01c/john-ortberg-932_along_those-of-us-who-preach-the-scriptures-al_894966.jpg) > [The question isn't if someone will sign up for spiritual formation; it's just who and what our spirits will be formed by.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/the-question-isn-t-if-someone-will-sign-up-for-spiritual-formation-it/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc0/john-ortberg-932_formation_the-question-isn-t-if-someone-will-sign_190127.png) > [The church is in the hope business. We, of all people, ought to be known most for our hope because our hope…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/the-church-is-in-the-hope-business-we-of-all-people-ought-to-be-known/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/452/john-ortberg-932_ability_the-church-is-in-the-hope-business-we-of_1083483.jpg) > [Amusement is a way of boredom-avoidance through external stimulation that fails to exercise our minds. It's mere diversion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/amusement-is-a-way-of-boredom-avoidance-through-external-stimulation/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f6/john-ortberg-932_amusement_amusement-is-a-way-of-boredom-avoidance_261253.png) > [From ancient times, the core idea of the soul is the soul is the capacity to integrate different functions into a single…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/from-ancient-times-the-core-idea-of-the-soul-is-the-soul-is-the/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90d/john-ortberg-932_ancient_from-ancient-times-the-core-idea-of-the_94367.png) > [For most of us, the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/for-most-of-us-the-great-danger-is-not-that-we-will-renounce-our/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7b/john-ortberg-932_actually_for-most-of-us-the-great-danger-is-not-t_2392846.png) > [As much as we complain about it, though, there's part of us that is drawn to a hurried life. It makes us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/as-much-as-we-complain-about-it-though-there-s-part-of-us-that-is/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96e/john-ortberg-932_about_as-much-as-we-complain-about-it-though-t_1816054.png) > ['Amusement' is appealing because we don't have to think; it spares us the fear and anxiety that might otherwise prey on our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/amusement-is-appealing-because-we-don-t-have-to-think-it-spares-us/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d20/john-ortberg-932_amusement_amusement-is-appealing-because-we-don-t_541638.png) > [Politics, after all, is largely about power. And power goes to the core of our issues of control and narcissism and need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/politics-after-all-is-largely-about-power-and-power-goes-to-the-core/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/158/john-ortberg-932_about_politics-after-all-is-largely-about-powe_1490868.png) ## Other authors on Our ## More by John Ortberg > [“What do we do in the dark night? We do nothing. We wait. We remember that we are not God. We hold on. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/what-do-we-do-in-the-dark-night-we-do-nothing-we-wait-we-remember/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) > [If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/if-we-are-serious-about-loving-god-we-must-begin-with-people-all/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) > [True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/true-repentance-never-leads-to-despair-its-leads-home-it-leads-to/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) > [The greatest bloodbaths in the history of the human race were recorded in the twentieth century in countries that sought to eliminate God, worship,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/the-greatest-bloodbaths-in-the-history-of-the-human-race-were/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) > [There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/there-is-no-way-for-a-human-being-to-come-to-god-that-does-not/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) > [Will you keep going when you don't know why? When you can't get any answers that would make the pain go away, will you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/will-you-keep-going-when-you-don-t-know-why-when-you-can-t-get-any/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) > [Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/death-is-the-prerequisite-to-resurrection-the-new-life-god-intends/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) > [From ancient times, the core idea of the soul is the soul is the capacity to integrate different functions into a single being or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/from-ancient-times-the-core-idea-of-the-soul-is-the-soul-is-the/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) > [“Hurry is the great enemy of spiritual life in our day. You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/hurry-is-the-great-enemy-of-spiritual-life-in-our-day-you-must/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) > [In reality, each thought we have carries with it a little spiritual power, a tug toward or away from God. No thought is purely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/in-reality-each-thought-we-have-carries-with-it-a-little-spiritual/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) > [The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/the-miracle-of-sunday-is-that-a-dead-man-lives-the-miracle-of/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) > [“The most important thing about you,” Dallas would often say, “is not the things that you achieve; it is the person that you become.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/the-most-important-thing-about-you-dallas-would-often-say-is-not-the/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) > [Jesus had a universal concern for those who suffered that transcended the rules of the ancient world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/jesus-had-a-universal-concern-for-those-who-suffered-that-transcended/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) > [God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/god-is-a-god-of-endless-opportunities-to-do-good-the-god-of-the-open/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) > [One of the most painful aspects of suffering is the loneliness of it. Others may offer support or empathy, but no one can walk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/one-of-the-most-painful-aspects-of-suffering-is-the-loneliness-of-it/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/our/john-ortberg/#itemlist", "name": "13 Our Quotes By John Ortberg", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "What influences our behavior, and what our level of responsibility is, are very complex issues. 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