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Famous J. I. Packer Quotes
“What we do every time we pray is to confess our impotence and God's sovereignty.”
“Any theology that does not lead to song is, at a fundamental level, a flawed theology.”
“There are no small sins against a great God”
“Our best works are shot through with sin and contain something for which we need to be forgiven.”
“What is a Christian? The richest answer I know is that a Christian is one who has God as Father.”
“We must seek, in studying God, to be led to God.”
“Pelagianism is the natural heresy of zealous Christians who are not interested in theology.”
“To know God's love is indeed heaven on earth.”
“The Spirit is not given to make Bible study needless, but to make it effective.”
“Maturity is a compound of wisdom, goodwill, resilience, and creativity.”
“If one preaches the Bible biblically, one cannot help preaching the gospel all the time.”
“Creatures are not entitled to register complaints about their Creator.”
“We never move on FROM the Gospel, we move on IN the Gospel”
“The Holy Spirit's main ministry is not to give thrills but to create in us Christlike character.”
“...love and pity for hell's occupants will not enter our hearts.”
“God made us thinking beings, and he guides our minds as we think things out in his presence.”
“N.T. Wright foregrounds what the Bible backgrounds, and backgrounds what the Bible foregrounds”
“The measure of all love is its giving. The measure of the love of God is the cross of Christ.”