Navigation
What I Believe
MY BLOGS
CATEGORIES
QUOTE OF THE WEEK

[t]he Spirit of God shows to us hidden things, the knowledge of which cannot reach our senses: Promised to us is eternal life, but it is promised to the dead; we are assured of a happy resurrection, but we are as yet involved in corruption; we are pronounced just, as yet sin dwells in us; we hear that we are happy, but we are as yet in the midst of many miseries; an abundance of all good things is promised to us, but still we often hunger and thirst; God proclaims that he will come quickly, but he seems deaf when we cry to him. What would become of us were we not supported by hope, and did not our minds emerge out of the midst of darkness above the world through the light of God’s word and of his Spirit? Faith, then, is rightly said to be the subsistence or substance of things which are as yet the objects of hope and the evidence of things not seen.John Calvin, Calvin's Commentaries, Hebrews 11

More Quotes

Cal.vini.st - A Blog Dedicated to Reformation Theology

calligraphy, 'A', letter of the week Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket
SUBSCRIBE
AddThis Feed Button
Powered by Squarespace
STUDY LINKS and RESOURCES
ARCHIVES
MISCELLANEOUS


Christianity Blogs - Blog Catalog Blog Directory
« Rockabye 'Birdy' on the Tree Top | Main | Sunday Hymn: Art Thou Weary, Art Thou Languid »
Sunday
05Jul2009

Quote of the Week: J. I. Packer

DateSunday, July 5, 2009 at 12:43PM

Christianity is the true worship and service of the true God, humankind’s Creator and Redeemer. It is a religion that rests on revelation: nobody would know the truth about God, or be able to relate to him in a personal way, had not God first acted to make himself known. But God has so acted, and the sixty-six books of the Bible, thirty-nine written before Christ came and twenty-seven after, are together the record, interpretation, expression, and embodiment of his self-disclosure. God and godliness are the Bible’s uniting themes.

J. I. Packer, Concise Theology

AuthorKim from Hiraeth | Comment2 Comments |
in ,

Reader Comments (2)

Packer is such a good writer..... I really should pull out his book more often!

July 7, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterlawyerchik1

Yes and amen.

July 9, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterLisa writes...

PostPost a New Comment

Enter your information below to add a new comment.
Author Email (optional):
Author URL (optional):
Post:
 
Some HTML allowed: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <code> <em> <i> <strike> <strong>