Religion Quotes by J. I. Packer

The Holy Spirit is God the evangelist.

— J. I. Packer

Always and everywhere the servants of Christ are under orders to evangelize

— J. I. Packer

We never move on FROM the Gospel, we move on IN the Gospel

— J. I. Packer

If one preaches the Bible biblically, one cannot help preaching the gospel all the time...

— J. I. Packer

The saving power of the cross does not depend on faith being addded to it; its saving power is such that faith…

— J. I. Packer

The weaker we feel, the harder we lean. And the harder we lean, the stronger we grow spiritually, even while our bodies…

— J. I. Packer

Pelagianism is the natural heresy of zealous Christians who are not interested in theology.

— J. I. Packer

We complain today that ministers do not know how to preach; but is it not equally true that our congregations do not…

— J. I. Packer

In some Old Testament books, it's very evident that an editor has been at work. That's quite all right. It's part of…

— J. I. Packer

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

— J. I. Packer

The Holy Spirit's main ministry is not to give thrills but to create in us Christlike character.

— J. I. Packer

Revival is the visitation of God which brings to life Christians who have been sleeping and restores a deep sense of God's…

— J. I. Packer

But to read all Scripture narratives as if they were eye-witness reports in a modern newspaper, and to ignore the poetic and…

— J. I. Packer

Many humanists in the West are stirred by a sense of outrage at what professed Christians, past and present, have done; and…

— J. I. Packer

Christianity has stayed stable, as it must do. The doctrines don't change. The understanding of what it means to walk with God…

— J. I. Packer

Underlying the preaching of the Puritans are three basic axioms: 1. The unique place of preaching is to convert, feed and sustain,…

— J. I. Packer

The truth is that, though we were justified by faith alone, the faith that justifies is never alone (it always produces fruit,…

— J. I. Packer

Our business is to present the Christian faith clothed in modern terms, not to propagate modern thought clothed in Christian terms... Confusion…

— J. I. Packer

To mend our own relationship with God, regaining God's favor after having once lost it, is beyond the power of any one…

— J. I. Packer

The Christmas spirit does not shine out in the Christian snob. For the Christmas spirit is the spirit of those who, like…

— J. I. Packer

God's Word is not presented in Scripture in the form of a theological system, but it admits of being stated in that…

— 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

The infallibility and inerrancy of biblical teaching does not, however, guarantee the infallibility and inerrancy of any interpretation or interpreter of that…

— 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

God has spoken to man, and the Bible is his Word, given to us to make us wise unto salvation... Godliness means…

— J. I. Packer

It is not his business to argue men into faith, for that cannot be done; but it is his business to demonstrate…

— J. I. Packer

Infallible denotes the quality of never deceiving or misleading and so means wholly trustworthy and reliable; inerrant means wholly true. Scripture is…

— 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

N.T. Wright foregrounds what the Bible backgrounds, and backgrounds what the Bible foregrounds

— J. I. Packer

What is a Christian? The richest answer I know is that a Christian is one who has God as Father.

— J. I. Packer

Evangelical churches are weaker than we realize because we don't teach the confessions and doctrine.

— J. I. Packer

Evangelizing includes the endeavor to elicit a response to the truth taught.

— J. I. Packer

One of the many divine qualities of the Bible is that it does not yield its secrets to the irreverent and the…

— J. I. Packer

Scripture is the most up-to-date and relevant reading that ever comes my way.

— J. I. Packer

There are ministers who never speak of repentance or self-denial. Naturally they are popular, but they are false prophets.

— J. I. Packer

The simple statement, 'God is for us', is in truth one of the richest and weightiest utterances that the Bible contains.

— 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

Simple assent to the gospel, divorced from a transforming commitment to the living Christ, is by Biblical standards less than faith, and…

— J. I. Packer

Fanciful spiritualizing, so far from yielding God's meaning, actually obscured it. The literal sense is itself the spiritual sense, coming from God…

— 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