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There are few things stressed more strongly in the Bible than the reality of God's work as Judge.

There are few things stressed more strongly in the Bible than the reality of God's work as Judge.

J. I. Packer

Reality, Judging, Stressed

J. I. Packer, Carolyn Nystrom (2009). “Knowing God Devotional Journal: A One-Year Guide”, p.195, InterVarsity Press

Underlying the preaching of the Puritans are three basic axioms: 1. The unique place of preaching is to convert, feed and sustain, 2. The life of the preacher must radiate the reality of what he preaches, 3. Prayer and solid Bible study are basic to effective preaching.

J. I. Packer

Prayer, Unique, Reality

The point here is not just that an image represents God as having body and parts, whereas in reality he has neither. But the point really goes much deeper. The heart of the objection to pictures and images is that they inevitably conceal most, if not all, of the truth about the personal nature and character of the divine Being whom they represent.

J. I. Packer

Character, Heart, Reality