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There's a difference between knowing God and knowing about God. When you truly know God, you have energy to serve Him, boldness to share Him, and contentment in Him.
J. I. Packer
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J. I. Packer
Age: 93 †
Born: 1926
Born: July 22
Died: 2020
Died: July 17
Anglican Priest
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James I. Packer
James Innell Packer
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Meditation is the activity of calling to mind, and thinking over, and dwelling on, and applying to oneself, the various things that one knows about the works and ways and purposes and promises of God.
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A little knowledge OF God is worth more than a great deal of knowledge ABOUT him.
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There are two sorts of sick consciences, those that are not aware enough of sin and those that are not aware enough of pardon.
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Scripture is the most up-to-date and relevant reading that ever comes my way.
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There is nothing more irreligious than self-absorbed religion.
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Disregard the study of God, and you sentence yourself to stumble and blunder through life blindfolded.
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What God does in time, He planned from eternity. And all that He planned in eternity He carries out in time.
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God then does not profess to answer in Scripture all the questions that we, in our boundless curiosity, would like to ask about Scripture. He tells us merely as much as He sees we need to know as a basis for our life of faith.
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Evangelizing includes the endeavor to elicit a response to the truth taught.
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The truth is that, though we were justified by faith alone, the faith that justifies is never alone (it always produces fruit, 'good works,'...a transformed life).
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Real spiritual growth is always growth downward, so to speak, into profounder humility, which in healthy souls will become more and more apparent as they age.
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I need not torment myself with the fear that my faith may fail as grace led me to faith in the first place, so grace will keep me believing to the end. Faith, both in its origin and continuance, is a gift of grace (Phil 1:29).
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The Almighty appeared on earth as a helpless human baby, needing to be fed and changed and taught to talk like any other child. The more you think about it, the more staggering it gets. Nothing in fiction is so fantastic as this truth of the Incarnation.
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My advice to a new husband is nothing more than 'husbands, love your wives.' And 'love your wife as Christ has loved the church.' Never forget that you are Christ's representative in serving your wife.
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Once you become aware that the main business that you are here for is to know God, most of life's problems fall into place of their own accord.
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Pelagianism is the natural heresy of zealous Christians who are not interested in theology.
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Underlying the preaching of the Puritans are three basic axioms: 1. The unique place of preaching is to convert, feed and sustain, 2. The life of the preacher must radiate the reality of what he preaches, 3. Prayer and solid Bible study are basic to effective preaching.
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God's overriding goal is to glorify Himself.
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Any theology that does not lead to song is, at a fundamental level, a flawed theology.
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Our best works are shot through with sin and contain something for which we need to be forgiven.
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