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J.I. Packer

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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.
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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.
There are no small sins against a great God.
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There are no small sins against a great God.
Disregard the study of God, and you sentence yourself to stumble and blunder through life blindfolded.
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Disregard the study of God, and you sentence yourself to stumble and blunder through life blindfolded.
The weaker we feel, the harder we lean. And the harder we lean, the stronger we grow spiritually, even while our bodies waste away.
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The weaker we feel, the harder we lean. And the harder we lean, the stronger we grow spiritually, even while our bodies waste away.
Our aim in studying the Godhead must be to know God himself better. Our concern must be to enlarge our acquaintance, not simply with the doctrine of God’s attributes, but with the living God whose attributes they are.
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Our aim in studying the Godhead must be to know God himself better. Our concern must be to enlarge our acquaintance, not simply with the doctrine of God’s attributes, but with the living God whose attributes they are.
The way to be truly happy is to be truly human, and the way to be truly human is to be truly godly.
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The way to be truly happy is to be truly human, and the way to be truly human is to be truly godly.
God uses chronic pain and weakness, along with other afflictions, as his chisel for sculpting our lives.
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God uses chronic pain and weakness, along with other afflictions, as his chisel for sculpting our lives.
Nothing in fiction is so fantastic as is this truth of the Incarnation.
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Nothing in fiction is so fantastic as is this truth of the Incarnation.
Man is a responsible moral agent, though he is also divinely controlled; man is divinely controlled, though he is also a responsible moral agent.
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Man is a responsible moral agent, though he is also divinely controlled; man is divinely controlled, though he is also a responsible moral agent.
A little knowledge OF God is worth more than a great deal of knowledge ABOUT him.
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A little knowledge OF God is worth more than a great deal of knowledge ABOUT him.
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