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The way to be truly happy is to be truly human, and the way to be truly human is to be truly godly.
J. I. Packer
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J. I. Packer
Age: 93 †
Born: 1926
Born: July 22
Died: 2020
Died: July 17
Anglican Priest
Christian Theologian
Theologian
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Twyning
Gloucestershire
James I. Packer
James Innell Packer
Godliness
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The more you praise, the more vigor you will have for prayer and the more you pray, the more matter you will have for praise.
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The measure of all love is its giving. The measure of the love of God is the cross of Christ.
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