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You can know a lot about God and godliness and still not know God.

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
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Joy is a condition that is experienced, but it is more than a feeling it is, primarily, a state of mind.
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The Church no more gave us the New Testament canon than Isaac Newton gave us the force of gravity.
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If I were the devil I should broadcast doubts about the truths and relevance and good sense and straightforwardness of the Bible ... At all costs I should want to keep them from using their minds in a disciplined way to get the measure of its message.
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A little knowledge OF God is worth more than a great deal of knowledge ABOUT him.
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Creatures are not entitled to register complaints about their Creator.
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