Reviews

Packer on the Christian Life: Knowing God in Christ, Walking by the Spirit by Stephen J. Nichols, Justin Taylor, Sam Storms

peterdray's review against another edition

4.0

In my tradition, perhaps no twentieth century theologian made more impact than JI Packer. Sam Storms has done a great job at summarising his theological output. I appreciated the emphasis on Packer's 'unrelenting realism' - a take on following Jesus that eschews the super-spiritual or any 'easy fixes.' Storms also shows how Packer's commitments - to the sovereignty of God, the trustworthiness of the Scriptures, and the centrality of the atonement, for example - are self& reinforcing.

I've come to a different conclusion to Packer on a couple of issues. I don't believe Romans 7 is talking about the Christian believer, and I see a different place for miraculous spiritual gifts. But I am thankful for the life and ministry of Jim Packer, and those who went before me who stood in his wake.