Church Quotes by J. I. Packer

Evangelical churches are weaker than we realize because we dont teach the confessions and doctrine.

— J. I. Packer

Were it not for the work of the Holy Spirit there would be no gospel, no faith, no church, no Christianity in…

— J. I. Packer

Today, on our own turf, we face pagan ignorance about God every bit as deep as that which the early church faced…

— J. I. Packer

The task of the church is to make the invisible Kingdom visible through faithful Christian living and witness-bearing .

— J. I. Packer

The Church, therefore, has two constant needs; instruction in the truths by which it must live, and correction of the shortcomings by…

— J. I. Packer

The Christian's instincts of trust and worship are stimulated very powerfully by knowledge of the greatness of God. But this is knowledge…

— J. I. Packer

God in his wisdom, to make and keep us humble and to teach us to walk by faith, has hidden from us…

— J. I. Packer

My advice to a new husband is nothing more than 'husbands, love your wives.' And 'love your wife as Christ has loved…

— J. I. Packer

We approach Scripture with minds already formed by the mass of accepted opinions and viewpoints with which we have come into contact,…

— J. I. Packer

But that is not because these principles are traditional; it is because they are biblical. There is certainly an arrogant, hide-bound type…

— J. I. Packer

We must learn to measure ourselves, not by our knowledge about God, not by our gifts and responsibilities in the church, but…

— J. I. Packer

To an age which has unashamedly sold itself to the gods of greed, pride, sex, and self-will, the church mumbles on about…

— J. I. Packer

Martin Luther described the doctrine of justification by faith as the article of faith that decides whether the church is standing or…

— J. I. Packer