Packer on the Christian Life
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Widely recognized as a pillar of 20th-century evangelicalism, J. I. Packer has had a profound impact on millions of Christians living today. Now in his late eighties, Packer still exerts an enormous influence on pastors and laypeople around the world through his many books, articles, and recorded lectures-works that overflow with spiritual wisdom related to the Christian life. In the latest addition to Crossway's growing Theologians on the Christian Life series, well-known pastor Sam Storms examines Packer's legacy when it comes to the Christian and sanctification. Whether exploring Packer's insights into prayer, Bible study, the sovereignty of God, or the Christian's fight against sin, this accessible book offers readers the chance to learn from the best of Packer's thinking on what true godliness really entails.
Part of the Theologians on the Christian Life series.
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Sam Storms (PhD, University of Texas at Dallas) is the founder and president of Enjoying God Ministries and serves on the council of the Gospel Coalition. Sam served as visiting associate professor of theology at Wheaton College and is a past president of the Evangelical Theological Society. He is the author or editor of 37 books and blogs regularly at SamStorms.org. Sam and his wife, Ann, are the parents of two daughters and grandparents of four.
Content
- Intro
- Series Preface
- 1 Packer the Person: A Puritan, Theological Exegete, and Latter-Day Catechist
- 2 The Central Reference Point for Christian Living: Atonement
- 3 Authority for Christian Living: The Role of the Bible
- 4 The Shape of Christian Living: What Is Holiness?
- 5 The Process of Christian Living: The Meaning and Means of Sanctification
- 6 The Struggle of Christian Living: The Battle with Indwelling Sin (Romans 7)
- 7 The Catalyst for Christian Living: The Person of the Holy Spirit
- 8 Power for Christian Living: The Necessity of Prayer
- 9 Guidance in Christian Living: Discerning the Will of God
- 10 The Cauldron of Christian Living: The Inevitability of Suffering
- 11 The Hub of Christian Living: Theocentricity
- 12 The Conclusion of Christian Living: How to End Well
- Appendix: Additional Exegetical and Theological Evidence for Seeing the Man of Romans 7 as a Christian
- A Brief, Selected Bibliography of the Writings of J. I. Packer
- General Index
- Scripture Index
