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The Ten Commandments
This is a used paperback in good condition. The binding is firm, a markings inside cover book clean. See attached photo for actual cover of pamphlet.
80 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1976
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J.I. Packer
448 books938 followersWhat do J. I. Packer, Billy Graham and Richard John Neuhaus have in common? Each was recently named by TIME magazine as among the 25 most influential evangelicals in America.
Dr. Packer, the Board of Governors’ Professor of Theology at Regent College, was hailed by TIME as “a doctrinal Solomon” among Protestants. “Mediating debates on everything from a particular Bible translation to the acceptability of free-flowing Pentecostal spirituality, Packer helps unify a community [evangelicalism] that could easily fall victim to its internal tensions.”
Knowing God, Dr. Packer’s seminal 1973 work, was lauded as a book which articulated shared beliefs for members of diverse denominations; the TIME profile quotes Michael Cromartie of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington as saying, “conservative Methodists and Presbyterians and Baptists could all look to [Knowing God] and say, ‘This sums it all up for us.’”
In a similar tribute to Dr. Packer almost ten years ago, American theologian Mark Noll wrote in Christianity Today that, “Packer’s ability to address immensely important subjects in crisp, succinct sentences is one of the reasons why, both as an author and speaker, he has played such an important role among American evangelicals for four decades.”
For over 25 years Regent College students have been privileged to study under Dr. Packer’s clear and lucid teaching, and our faculty, staff and students celebrate the international recognition he rightly receives as a leading Christian thinker and teacher.
(https://www.regent-college.edu/facult...)
Dr. Packer, the Board of Governors’ Professor of Theology at Regent College, was hailed by TIME as “a doctrinal Solomon” among Protestants. “Mediating debates on everything from a particular Bible translation to the acceptability of free-flowing Pentecostal spirituality, Packer helps unify a community [evangelicalism] that could easily fall victim to its internal tensions.”
Knowing God, Dr. Packer’s seminal 1973 work, was lauded as a book which articulated shared beliefs for members of diverse denominations; the TIME profile quotes Michael Cromartie of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington as saying, “conservative Methodists and Presbyterians and Baptists could all look to [Knowing God] and say, ‘This sums it all up for us.’”
In a similar tribute to Dr. Packer almost ten years ago, American theologian Mark Noll wrote in Christianity Today that, “Packer’s ability to address immensely important subjects in crisp, succinct sentences is one of the reasons why, both as an author and speaker, he has played such an important role among American evangelicals for four decades.”
For over 25 years Regent College students have been privileged to study under Dr. Packer’s clear and lucid teaching, and our faculty, staff and students celebrate the international recognition he rightly receives as a leading Christian thinker and teacher.
(https://www.regent-college.edu/facult...)
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January 31, 2025
Re-Read (full version) This book is broken out of another book "I Want to be a Christian." Probably just go grab that book, because this one is a worthy read and short. Packer sets out to make a modern catechism of sorts - a way of instructing all believers in a particular community with a common understanding of what Christianity teaches and how it is to be lived out. This portion makes the argument that the Ten Commandments are of abiding importance for New Covenant believers and then walks through them and what they teach our hearts about pleasing God. Packer has a beautifully concise way of writing, but sometimes I was hoping he would unpack ideas a little more. He also handles each command helpfully with practicable application to model life, but not comprehensively. As a tool for uniform instruction of a church's members, something a bit more in depth would be in order.
Lots of great insights throughout and a fast read.
Lots of great insights throughout and a fast read.
December 5, 2017
A commentary on the Ten Commandments with short enough chapters to be used as a daily devotional. Also includes relevant Scripture readings and questions to consider. Sometimes I liked it, and sometimes I waded through it.
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