The gospel tells that our Judge has become our Savior.
J.I. Packer (Theologian, 1926 – Current)
Monthly Archives: November 2025
J.I. Packer (Dealings)
Even when we cannot see the why and wherefore of God’s dealings, we know that there is love in and behind them, and so we can rejoice always.
J.I. Packer (Theologian, 1926 – Current)
J.I. Packer (Living)
Living becomes an awesome business when you realize that you spend every moment of your life in the sight and company of an omniscient, omnipresent Creator.
J.I. Packer (Theologian, 1926 – Current)
J.I. Packer (God)
God the Father is the giver of Holy Scripture; God the Son is the theme of Holy Scripture; and God the Spirit is the author, authenticator, and interpreter of Holy Scripture.
J.I. Packer (Theologian, 1926 – Current)
J.I. Packer (Task)
The task of the church is to make the invisible Kingdom visible through faithful Christian living and witness-bearing .
J.I. Packer (Theologian, 1926 – Current)
J.I. Packer (Revival)
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.
J.I. Packer (Theologian, 1926 – Current)
J.I. Packer (Justification)
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.
J.I. Packer (Theologian, 1926 – Current)
J.I. Packer (Wait)
“Wait on the Lord” is a constant refrain in the Psalms, and it is a necessary word, for God often keeps us waiting. He is not in such a hurry as we are, and it is not his way to give more light on the future than we need for action in the present, or to guide us more than one step at a time. When in doubt, do nothing, but continue to wait on God. When action is needed, light will come.
J.I. Packer (Theologian, 1926 – Current)
J.I. Packer (Prayer)
God answers the prayer we ought to have made rather than the prayer we did make.
J.I. Packer (Theologian, 1926 – Current)
J.I. Packer (Graven)
I am graven on the palms of His hands. I am never out of His mind. All my knowledge of Him depends on His sustained initiative in knowing me. I know Him, because He first knew me, and continues to know me. He knows me as a friend, One who loves me; and there is no moment when His eye is off me, or His attention distracted for me, and no moment, therefore, when His care falters.
J.I. Packer (Theologian, 1926 – Current)