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The measure of all love is its giving. The measure of the love of God is the cross of Christ.

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
University Teacher
Writer
Twyning
Gloucestershire
James I. Packer
James Innell Packer
Measure
Cross
Crosses
Christ
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Love

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God made life, and God alone can tell us its meaning.
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