“Self is the opaque veil that hides the face of God from us. It can be removed only in spiritual experience, never by mere instruction. We may as well try to instruct leprosy out of our system. There must be a work of God in destruction before we are free.”
― The Pursuit of God
― The Pursuit of God
“One way of judging the quality of theologies,” he explains, “is to see what sort of devotion they produce.”32”
― Packer on the Christian Life: Knowing God in Christ, Walking by the Spirit
― Packer on the Christian Life: Knowing God in Christ, Walking by the Spirit
“The thing we would remember from meeting a truly gospel-humble person is how much they seemed to be totally interested in us. Because the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.”
― The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness
― The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness
“Successful parenting is the rightful, God-ordained loss of control. The goal of parenting is to work ourselves out of a job. The goal of parenting is to raise children who were once totally dependent on us to be independent, mature people who, with reliance on God and proper connectedness to the Christian community, are able to stand on their own two feet.”
― Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens
― Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens
“We are often hindered from giving up our treasures to the Lord out of fear for their safety; this is especially true when those treasures are loved relatives and friends. But we need have no such fears. Our Lord came not to destroy but to save. Everything is safe which we commit to Him, and nothing is really safe which is not so committed.”
― The Pursuit of God
― The Pursuit of God
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