“Do we desire such knowledge of God? Then two things follow. First, we must recognize how much we lack knowledge of God. We must learn to measure ourselves, not by our knowledge about God, not by our gifts and responsibilities… — J.I. Packer Copy Share Image
“Trafton, by the way, has taken a lesson from Lewis and written a delightful children’s tale, The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic (see… — J.I. Packer Copy Share Image
“as signs of inadequacy and weakness, they look on wealth as a source of stability and strength. Our proud hearts shrink from weakness, real… — J.I. Packer Copy Share Image
“the nasty thing which no polite person nowadays will talk about in public. But death, even when unmentionable, remains inescapable. The one sure fact… — J.I. Packer Copy Share Image
“The preacher should work to convert his congregation; the wife should work to save her unbelieving husband. Christians are sent to convert, and they… — J.I. Packer Copy Share Image
“Humility is the product of ongoing repentance as one decides against, turns from, and by watching and praying seeks to steer clear of pride… — J.I. Packer Copy Share Image
“Taste and see that the LORD is good,” says the psalmist (Ps 34:8). To “taste” is, as we say, to “try” a mouthful of… — J.I. Packer Copy Share Image
“Historical exegesis is only the preliminary part of interpretation; application is its essence. Exegesis without application should not be called interpretation at all.” — J.I. Packer Copy Share Image
“There is something exceedingly improving to the mind in a contemplation of the Divinity. It is a subject so vast, that all our thoughts… — J.I. Packer Copy Share Image
“the Son of God told his disciples to baptize “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”… — J.I. Packer Copy Share Image
“so we are cruel to ourselves if we try to live in this world without knowing about the God whose world it is and… — J.I. Packer Copy Share Image
“Nor is it the spirit of those Christians - alas, they are many - whose ambition in life seems limited to building a nice… — J.I. Packer Copy Share Image
“Meditation is the activity of calling to mind, and thinking over, and dwelling on, and applying to oneself, the various things that one knows… — J.I. Packer Copy Share Image
“You sum up the whole of New Testament religion if you describe it as the knowledge of God as one’s holy Father. If you… — J.I. Packer Copy Share Image
“Many have found it hard to see what claim the law can have on the Christian. We are free from the law, they say;… — J.I. Packer Copy Share Image
“What we have to grasp, then, is that the bad conscience of the natural man is not at all the same thing as conviction… — J.I. Packer Copy Share Image
