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You don’t get awe until you cultivate the sense that God is very great and you are very small. We must recognize that God is at the heart of things and that we exist for his glory, that is to say, we exist for him, not he for us. He has in effect resolved that henceforth for all eternity his happiness shall be conditional upon ours. God was happy without humans before they were made he would have continued happy had he simply destroyed them after they had sinned but as it is he has set his love upon particular sinners, and this means that, by his own free voluntary choice, he will not know perfect and unmixed happiness again till he has brought every one of them to heaven. If our theology does not quicken the conscience and soften the heart, it actually hardens both. What matters supremely, therefore, is not, in the last analysis, the fact that I know God, but the larger fact which underlies it – the fact that he knows me. Theology is for doxology and devotion-that is, the praise of God and the practice of godliness. Packer Quotes on Christianity, Knowing God, and True TheologyĮvery time we mention God we become theologians, and the only question is whether we are going to be good ones or bad ones.Ī little knowledge of God is worth more than a great deal of knowledge about him. Concise Theology: A Guide to Historic Christian Beliefs.Rediscovering Holiness: Know the Fullness of Life with God.While this list does not cite many sources, a simple Google search of each quote should help you quickly find it. Packer quotes, many of them packed tight in pregnant brevity. I’ve been on a Packer kick lately, and have started to collect quotes of his like a madman. Below is a list of 100 of the best J.I.
I ask my readers’ pardon if they find obscurity due to my over-indulging this love of mine. I love pregnant brevity, and some of my material is, I know, packed tight (Packer by name, packer by nature). In the introduction to 18 Words, Packer comments on his writing: His long writing and speaking career has led to numerous books, with his classic Knowing God (first published in 1973) selling over one million copies.Īmong other characteristics, Packer is known for condensing deep theological truths into pithy and inspirational statements. Packer served as Professor of Theology at Regent College, in Vancouver, British Columbia, and is known for making theological truths clear and devotional.