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

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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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Gloucestershire
James I. Packer
James Innell Packer
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There is tremendous relief in knowing that His love to me is based at every point on prior knowledge of the worst about me.
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Justification is the truly dramatic transition from the status of a condemned criminal awaiting a terrible sentence to that of an heir awaiting a fabulous inheritance.
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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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Repentance, as we know, is basically not moaning and remorse, but turning and change.
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The God of Israel is King of kings and Lord of lords... He know, and foreknows, all things, and his foreknowledge is foreordination he, therefore, will have the last word, both in world history and in the destiny of every man his kingdom and righteousness will triumph in the end, for neither men nor angels shall be able to thwart 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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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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Creatures are not entitled to register complaints about their Creator.
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I must ask the Lord to direct the Holy Spirit within me to drain the life out of sin and in prayer.
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The unceasing activity of the Creator whereby, in overflowing bounty and goodwill, He upholds His creatures in ordered existence, guides and governs all events, circumstances, and free acts of angels and men, and directs everything to its appointed goal, for His own glory.
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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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God made life, and God alone can tell us its meaning.
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To know God's love is indeed heaven on earth.
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Sinners cannot obey the gospel, any more than the law, without renewal of heart.
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If you are walking backward, away from something you think is a mistake, you may be right in supposing it is a mistake, but for you to be walking backward is never right. You know what happens to people who walk backward.... We are meant to walk forward, not backward, and reaction is always a matter of walking backward.
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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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Evangelizing includes the endeavor to elicit a response to the truth taught.
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Revival is the visitation of God which brings to life Christians who have been sleeping and restores a deep sense of God's near presence and holiness. Thence springs a vivid sense of sin and a profound exercise of heart in repentance, praise, and love, with an evangelistic outflow.
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Any theology that does not lead to song is, at a fundamental level, a flawed theology.
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