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J.I. Packer quotes: God's wrath is his righteousness reacting against unrighteousness. God's wrath is his righteousness reacting against unrighteousness.
J.I. Packer quotes: The simple statement, 'God is for us', is in truth one of the richest and weightiest utterances that the Bible contains. The simple statement, 'God is for us', is in truth one of the richest and weightiest utterances that the Bible contains.
J.I. Packer quotes: Trying to describe what I do in prayer would be like telling the world how I make love to my wife. Trying to describe what I do in prayer would be like telling the world how I make love to my wife.
J.I. Packer quotes: N.T. Wright foregrounds what the Bible backgrounds, and backgrounds what the Bible foregrounds N.T. Wright foregrounds what the Bible backgrounds, and backgrounds what the Bible foregrounds
J.I. Packer quotes: The Gospel is not the ABC's of the Christian life; it is the A through Z of the Christian life. The Gospel is not the ABC's of the Christian life; it is the A through Z of the Christian life.
J.I. Packer quotes: Our proud humanism, so-called, has made the world more like hell than heaven. Our proud humanism, so-called, has made the world more like hell than heaven.
J.I. Packer quotes: Suffering is getting what you do not want while wanting what you do not get. Suffering is getting what you do not want while wanting what you do not get.
J.I. Packer quotes: God loves creatures who have become unlovely and (one would have thought) unlovable. God loves creatures who have become unlovely and (one would have thought) unlovable.
J.I. Packer quotes: God made us thinking beings, and he guides our minds as we think things out in his presence. God made us thinking beings, and he guides our minds as we think things out in his presence.
J.I. Packer quotes: We are to order our lives by the light of His Law, not by our guesses about His plan. We are to order our lives by the light of His Law, not by our guesses about His plan.
J.I. Packer quotes: I love his threatenings as most just ... I love his threatenings as most just ...
J.I. Packer quotes: The gospel tells that our Judge has become our Savior. The gospel tells that our Judge has become our Savior.
J.I. Packer quotes: Joy is a condition that is experienced, but it is more than a feeling; it is, primarily, a state of mind. Joy is a condition that is experienced, but it is more than a feeling; it is, primarily, a state of mind.
J.I. Packer quotes: The task of the church is to make the invisible Kingdom visible through faithful Christian living and witness-bearing . The task of the church is to make the invisible Kingdom visible through faithful Christian living and witness-bearing .
J.I. Packer quotes: We complain today that ministers do not know how to preach; but is it not equally true that our congregations do not know how to hear? We complain today that ministers do not know how to preach; but is it not equally true that our congregations do not know how to hear?
J.I. Packer quotes: Holiness is actually the true health of the person. Holiness is actually the true health of the person.
J.I. Packer quotes: Thank you, Mr.Lewis, for being you. I wouldn't have missed you for the world. Thank you, Mr.Lewis, for being you. I wouldn't have missed you for the world.
J.I. Packer quotes: Your faith will not fail while God sustains it; you are not strong enough to fall away while God is resolved to hold you. Your faith will not fail while God sustains it; you are not strong enough to fall away while God is resolved to hold you.
J.I. Packer quotes: Robert Murray McCheyne declared: My people's greatest need is my personal holiness. Robert Murray McCheyne declared: My people's greatest need is my personal holiness.
J.I. Packer quotes: The battle against pride in the heart is lifelong, so humility should become an ever more deeply seated attitude of living The battle against pride in the heart is lifelong, so humility should become an ever more deeply seated attitude of living
J.I. Packer quotes: The most excellent study of expanding the soul, is the science of Christ, and Him crucified, and the knowledge of the Godhead in the glorious Trinity. The most excellent study of expanding the soul, is the science of Christ, and Him crucified, and the knowledge of the Godhead in the glorious Trinity.
J.I. Packer quotes: What is a Christian? The richest answer I know is that a Christian is one who has God as Father. What is a Christian? The richest answer I know is that a Christian is one who has God as Father.
J.I. Packer quotes: We are only living truly human lives just so far as we are labouring to keep God's commandments; no further. We are only living truly human lives just so far as we are labouring to keep God's commandments; no further.
J.I. Packer quotes: A half-truth masquerading as a whole truth becomes a complete untruth A half-truth masquerading as a whole truth becomes a complete untruth
J.I. Packer quotes: The more you praise, the more vigor you will have for prayer; and the more you pray, the more matter you will have for praise. The more you praise, the more vigor you will have for prayer; and the more you pray, the more matter you will have for praise.
J.I. Packer quotes: Yet in one sense they can miss it: that is, by failing to focus on it, even when in general terms they are aware of its reality. Yet in one sense they can miss it: that is, by failing to focus on it, even when in general terms they are aware of its reality.
J.I. Packer quotes: The Church no more gave us the New Testament canon than Isaac Newton gave us the force of gravity. The Church no more gave us the New Testament canon than Isaac Newton gave us the force of gravity.
J.I. Packer quotes: The Christian's instinct of trust and worship are stimulated very powerfully by knowledge of the greatness of God. The Christian's instinct of trust and worship are stimulated very powerfully by knowledge of the greatness of God.
J.I. Packer quotes: It is staggering that God should love sinners, yet it is true. It is staggering that God should love sinners, yet it is true.
J.I. Packer quotes: The fruit of wisdom is Christlikeness, peace, humility and love. And, the root of it is faith in Christ as the manifested wisdom of God The fruit of wisdom is Christlikeness, peace, humility and love. And, the root of it is faith in Christ as the manifested wisdom of God
J.I. Packer quotes: A deepening sense of one's sinfulness remains a touchstone of the genuine Christian life. A deepening sense of one's sinfulness remains a touchstone of the genuine Christian life.
J.I. Packer quotes: The Holy Spirit is God the evangelist. The Holy Spirit is God the evangelist.
J.I. Packer quotes: Our high and privileged calling is to do the will of God in the power of God for the glory of God. Our high and privileged calling is to do the will of God in the power of God for the glory of God.
J.I. Packer quotes: Every time we mention God we become theologians, and the only question is whether we are going to be good ones or bad ones. Every time we mention God we become theologians, and the only question is whether we are going to be good ones or bad ones.
J.I. Packer quotes: I must ask the Lord to direct the Holy Spirit within me to drain the life out of sin and in prayer. I must ask the Lord to direct the Holy Spirit within me to drain the life out of sin and in prayer.
J.I. Packer quotes: To be right with God the judge is a great thing, but to be loved and cared for by God the Father is a greater. To be right with God the judge is a great thing, but to be loved and cared for by God the Father is a greater.
J.I. Packer quotes: Good works begin with praise, worship, and honoring and exalting of God as the temper of one's whole waking life. Good works begin with praise, worship, and honoring and exalting of God as the temper of one's whole waking life.
J.I. Packer quotes: One of the many divine qualities of the Bible is that it does not yield its secrets to the irreverent and the censorious. One of the many divine qualities of the Bible is that it does not yield its secrets to the irreverent and the censorious.
J.I. Packer quotes: What God does in time, He planned from eternity. And all that He planned in eternity He carries out in time. What God does in time, He planned from eternity. And all that He planned in eternity He carries out in time.
J.I. Packer quotes: We must seek, in studying God, to be led to God. We must seek, in studying God, to be led to God.
J.I. Packer quotes: The weaker we feel, the harder we lean. And the harder we lean, the stronger we grow spiritually, even while our bodies waste away. The weaker we feel, the harder we lean. And the harder we lean, the stronger we grow spiritually, even while our bodies waste away.
J.I. Packer quotes: If I were the devil, one of my first aims would be to stop folk from digging into the Bible. If I were the devil, one of my first aims would be to stop folk from digging into the Bible.
J.I. Packer quotes: Prayer to God as Father is for Christians only. Prayer to God as Father is for Christians only.
J.I. Packer quotes: The books of C.S. Lewis had a very profound, indirect effect on me. The books of C.S. Lewis had a very profound, indirect effect on me.
J.I. Packer quotes: The Puritans made me aware that all theology is also spirituality. The Puritans made me aware that all theology is also spirituality.
J.I. Packer quotes: The gift of sonship to God becomes ours not through being born, but through being born again. The gift of sonship to God becomes ours not through being born, but through being born again.
J.I. Packer quotes: Anyone who is actually following a recognized road will not be too worried if he hears nontravelers telling each other that no such road exists. Anyone who is actually following a recognized road will not be too worried if he hears nontravelers telling each other that no such road exists.
J.I. Packer quotes: To long for total spiritual well-being is right and natural, but to believe that one is anywhere near it is to be utterly self-deceived. To long for total spiritual well-being is right and natural, but to believe that one is anywhere near it is to be utterly self-deceived.
J.I. Packer quotes: There are ministers who never speak of repentance or self-denial. Naturally they are popular, but they are false prophets. There are ministers who never speak of repentance or self-denial. Naturally they are popular, but they are false prophets.
J.I. Packer quotes: Seek advice, weigh advice, and practice prudence. Seek advice, weigh advice, and practice prudence.
J.I. Packer quotes: I must labor to keep my heart actively responsive to God. I must labor to keep my heart actively responsive to God.
J.I. Packer quotes: He that has learned to feel his sins, and to trust Christ as a Saviour, has learned the two hardest and greatest lessons in Christianity. He that has learned to feel his sins, and to trust Christ as a Saviour, has learned the two hardest and greatest lessons in Christianity.
J.I. Packer quotes: Holy is the Bible word for all that makes God different from us, in particular his awesome power and purity. Holy is the Bible word for all that makes God different from us, in particular his awesome power and purity.
J.I. Packer quotes: If we want to live and die in peace, holiness is in truth a necessity. If we want to live and die in peace, holiness is in truth a necessity.
J.I. Packer quotes: Scripture is the most up-to-date and relevant reading that ever comes my way. Scripture is the most up-to-date and relevant reading that ever comes my way.
J.I. Packer quotes: Today, on our own turf, we face pagan ignorance about God every bit as deep as that which the early church faced in the Roman Empire. Today, on our own turf, we face pagan ignorance about God every bit as deep as that which the early church faced in the Roman Empire.
J.I. Packer quotes: The Holy Spirit's main ministry is not to give thrills but to create in us Christlike character. The Holy Spirit's main ministry is not to give thrills but to create in us Christlike character.
J.I. Packer quotes: God is good to all in some ways and to some in all ways. God is good to all in some ways and to some in all ways.
J.I. Packer quotes: The idea that all are children of God is not found in the Bible anywhere. The idea that all are children of God is not found in the Bible anywhere.
J.I. Packer quotes: The preachers commission is to declare the whole counsel of God; but the cross is the center of that counsel. The preachers commission is to declare the whole counsel of God; but the cross is the center of that counsel.
J.I. Packer quotes: The saving power of the cross does not depend on faith being addded to it; its saving power is such that faith flows from it The saving power of the cross does not depend on faith being addded to it; its saving power is such that faith flows from it
J.I. Packer quotes: The way to be truly happy is to be truly human, and the way to be truly human is to be truly godly. The way to be truly happy is to be truly human, and the way to be truly human is to be truly godly.
J.I. Packer quotes: The Trinity is the basis of the gospel, and the gospel is a declaration of the Trinity in action. The Trinity is the basis of the gospel, and the gospel is a declaration of the Trinity in action.
J.I. Packer quotes: This one word 'grace' contains within itself the whole of New Testament theology. This one word 'grace' contains within itself the whole of New Testament theology.
J.I. Packer quotes: The incarnation is in itself an unfathomable mystery, but it makes sense of everything else that the New Testament contains. The incarnation is in itself an unfathomable mystery, but it makes sense of everything else that the New Testament contains.
J.I. Packer quotes: Holiness and humanness are correlative terms and mutual implicates (as the logicians would put it). To the Holiness and humanness are correlative terms and mutual implicates (as the logicians would put it). To the
J.I. Packer quotes: Think against your feelings; unmask the unbelief they have nourished; let evangelical thinking correct emotional thinking. Think against your feelings; unmask the unbelief they have nourished; let evangelical thinking correct emotional thinking.
J.I. Packer quotes: The most pregnant sentence I have ever heard ... God is sovereign in all things, and all problems find their solution at Calvary. The most pregnant sentence I have ever heard ... God is sovereign in all things, and all problems find their solution at Calvary.
J.I. Packer quotes: His purpose is simply to draw us closer to Himself in conscious communion with Him. His purpose is simply to draw us closer to Himself in conscious communion with Him.
J.I. Packer quotes: God's purpose at the cross was as real as was the guilt of the crucifiers. God's purpose at the cross was as real as was the guilt of the crucifiers.
J.I. Packer quotes: Creatures are not entitled to register complaints about their Creator. Creatures are not entitled to register complaints about their Creator.
J.I. Packer quotes: New Testament writers do not tell me why God chose to save me. They only tell me to be thankful that He did. New Testament writers do not tell me why God chose to save me. They only tell me to be thankful that He did.
J.I. Packer quotes: The deepest word that can be spoken about sanctification is that it is a progress towards true humanity. The deepest word that can be spoken about sanctification is that it is a progress towards true humanity.
J.I. Packer quotes: God's wisdom is not, and never was, pledged to keep a fallen world happy, or to make ungodliness comfortable. God's wisdom is not, and never was, pledged to keep a fallen world happy, or to make ungodliness comfortable.
J.I. Packer quotes: The character of God is today, and always will be, exactly what it was in Bible times. The character of God is today, and always will be, exactly what it was in Bible times.
J.I. Packer quotes: Rarely does this world look as if a beneficent Providence were running it. Rarely does this world look as if a beneficent Providence were running it.
J.I. Packer quotes: Think against your feelings; argue yourself out of the gloom they have spread; look up from your problems to the God of the gospel. Think against your feelings; argue yourself out of the gloom they have spread; look up from your problems to the God of the gospel.
J.I. Packer quotes: The stars may fall, but God's promises will stand and be fulfilled. The stars may fall, but God's promises will stand and be fulfilled.
J.I. Packer quotes: Holy" in both biblical languages means separated and set apart for God, consecrated and made over to Him. Holy" in both biblical languages means separated and set apart for God, consecrated and made over to Him.
J.I. Packer quotes: To know that nothing happens in God's world apart from God's will may frighten the godless, but it stabilizes the saints. To know that nothing happens in God's world apart from God's will may frighten the godless, but it stabilizes the saints.
J.I. Packer quotes: The Life of true holiness is rooted in the soil of awed adoration The Life of true holiness is rooted in the soil of awed adoration
J.I. Packer quotes: Read two old books for every new one. Read two old books for every new one.
J.I. Packer quotes: There is no holiness without a Christ-centered, Christ-seeking, Christ-serving, Christ-adoring heart. There is no holiness without a Christ-centered, Christ-seeking, Christ-serving, Christ-adoring heart.
J.I. Packer quotes: God answers the prayer we ought to have made rather than the prayer we did make. God answers the prayer we ought to have made rather than the prayer we did make.
J.I. Packer quotes: Whatever else in the Bible catches your eye, do not let it distract you from Him. Whatever else in the Bible catches your eye, do not let it distract you from Him.
J.I. Packer quotes: Repentance, as we know, is basically not moaning and remorse, but turning and change. Repentance, as we know, is basically not moaning and remorse, but turning and change.
J.I. Packer quotes: The grace of God is love freely shown toward guilty sinners, contrary to their merit and indeed in defiance of their demerit. The grace of God is love freely shown toward guilty sinners, contrary to their merit and indeed in defiance of their demerit.
J.I. Packer quotes: There is unspeakable comfort in knowing that God is constantly taking knowledge of me in love and watching over me for my good. There is unspeakable comfort in knowing that God is constantly taking knowledge of me in love and watching over me for my good.
J.I. Packer quotes: You can know a lot about God and godliness and still not know God. You can know a lot about God and godliness and still not know God.
J.I. Packer quotes: Wisdom is the power to see, and the inclination to choose, the best and highest goal, together with the surest means of attaining it. Wisdom is the power to see, and the inclination to choose, the best and highest goal, together with the surest means of attaining it.
J.I. Packer quotes: Any theology that does not lead to song is, at a fundamental level, a flawed theology. Any theology that does not lead to song is, at a fundamental level, a flawed theology.
J.I. Packer quotes: God as a helpless baby, he could only lie, stare, wriggle, make noises. The more you think about it, the more staggering it gets! God as a helpless baby, he could only lie, stare, wriggle, make noises. The more you think about it, the more staggering it gets!
J.I. Packer quotes: Genuine holiness is genuine Christlikeness, and genuine Christlikeness is genuine humanness - the only genuine humanness there is. Genuine holiness is genuine Christlikeness, and genuine Christlikeness is genuine humanness - the only genuine humanness there is.
J.I. Packer quotes: Gift of wisdom consisting in the power to do this, the gift actually presupposes our conscious inability to do it, Gift of wisdom consisting in the power to do this, the gift actually presupposes our conscious inability to do it,
J.I. Packer quotes: The essence of God's action in wrath is to give people what they choose, in all its implications. The essence of God's action in wrath is to give people what they choose, in all its implications.
J.I. Packer quotes: Maturity is a compound of wisdom, goodwill, resilience, and creativity. Maturity is a compound of wisdom, goodwill, resilience, and creativity.
J.I. Packer quotes: Sin is a universal, trans-cultural reality; Sin is a universal, trans-cultural reality;
J.I. Packer quotes: There are no small sins against a great God There are no small sins against a great God
J.I. Packer quotes: Even when we cannot see the why and wherefore of God's dealings, we know that there is love in and behind them, and so we can rejoice always. Even when we cannot see the why and wherefore of God's dealings, we know that there is love in and behind them, and so we can rejoice always.
J.I. Packer quotes: Our Lord Jesus Christ is both God for man and man for God; Our Lord Jesus Christ is both God for man and man for God;

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