“so we are cruel to ourselves if we try to live in this world without knowing about the God whose world it… — J.I. Packer Cruel Copy Share Image
“Yet in one sense they can miss it: that is, by failing to focus on it, even when in general terms they… — J.I. Packer Copy Share Image
“God as a helpless baby, he could only lie, stare, wriggle, make noises. The more you think about it, the more staggering… — J.I. Packer God Copy Share Image
“The purpose of the church is to make the invisible kingdom visible through faithful Christian living and witness-bearing – J.I. Packer” — J.I. Packer Christian living Copy Share Image
“God’s purpose at the cross was as real as was the guilt of the crucifiers.” — 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… — J.I. Packer Holy spirit 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… — J.I. Packer Exegesis 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… — J.I. Packer Meditation 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… — J.I. Packer Death 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… — J.I. Packer Children 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… — J.I. Packer Goals Copy Share Image
“It is the sovereign prerogative of Christ’s Spirit to convince men’s consciences of the truth of Christ’s gospel; and Christ’s human witnesses… — J.I. Packer Hope Copy Share Image
“the entire ordo salutis [order of salvation], beginning with regeneration as its first stage, is bound to the mystical union with Christ.… — J.I. Packer Salvation Copy Share Image
“The shape this book has taken reflects my belief that there is need to blow the whistle on the sidelining of personal… — J.I. Packer Bible Copy Share Image
“The most excellent study for expanding the soul, is the science of Christ, and Him crucified, and the knowledge of the Godhead… — J.I. Packer Education 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,… — J.I. Packer Christian Copy Share Image
“and ongoing embrace of his incarnate Son as perfectly righteous, to be honored accordingly, embraces us with him, for his sake, by… — J.I. Packer Peacebuilding 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… — J.I. Packer Christianity 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… — J.I. Packer Communion with god 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,… — J.I. Packer Adoption Copy Share Image
“Nor is it the spirit of those Christians - alas, they are many - whose ambition in life seems limited to building… — J.I. Packer Care and concern 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.… — J.I. Packer Children 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… — J.I. Packer Fairy godmother 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… — J.I. Packer Flavor Copy Share Image
“Wisdom without power would be pathetic, a broken reed; power without wisdom would be merely frightening; but in God boundless wisdom and… — J.I. Packer Trust Copy Share Image
“[Racers] always try to keep something in reserve for a final sprint…so far as our bodily health allows, we should aim to… — J.I. Packer Aging Copy Share Image
“As it would be cruel to an Amazonian tribesman to fly him to London, put him down without explanation in Trafalgar Square… — J.I. Packer Copy Share Image
“I will be your God," is an unconditional undertaking on God's part to be "for us" (Rom. 8:31), "on our side" (Ps.… — J.I. Packer God Copy Share Image
“Disregard the study of God, and you sentence yourself to stumble and blunder through life blindfolded, as it were, with no sense… — J.I. Packer Education Copy Share Image
“In the New Testament, grace means God's love in action toward people who merited the opposite of love. Grace means God moving… — J.I. Packer Bible Copy Share Image
“Do we desire such knowledge of God? Then two things follow. First, we must recognize how much we lack knowledge of God.… — J.I. Packer Knowledge Copy Share Image
“To summarize, then, it appears that Christian holiness is a number of things together. It has both outward and inward aspects. Holiness… — J.I. Packer Christianity Copy Share Image
“Thus the effect of his gift of wisdom is to make us more humble, more joyful, more godly, more quick-sighted as to… — J.I. Packer Religion Copy Share Image
“Knowing about God is crucially important for the living of our lives. As it would be cruel to an Amazonian tribesmen to… — J.I. Packer Anxiety Copy Share Image
“Those who know that glossolalia is not God’s path for them and those for whom it is a proven enrichment should neither… — J.I. Packer Pentecostalism Copy Share Image
“We feel that, for the honour of God (and also, though we do not say this, for the sake of our own… — J.I. Packer Comforting Copy Share Image