J. I. Packer Quotes about Scripture

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God the Father is the giver of Holy Scripture; God the Son is the theme of Holy Scripture; and God the Spirit is the author, authenticator, and interpreter of Holy Scripture.

God the Father is the giver of Holy Scripture; God the Son is the theme of Holy Scripture; and God the Spirit is the author, authenticator, and interpreter of Holy Scripture.

J. I. Packer

Father, Son, Scripture

Men treat God's sovereignty as a theme for controversy, but in Scripture it is matter for worship.

J. I. Packer

Men, Scripture, Matter

When we reach the outer limit of what Scripture says, it is time to stop arguing and start worshipping.

J. I. Packer

Limits, Scripture, Arguing

J. I. Packer (2000). “In God's Presence: Daily Devotions with J.I. Packer”, Shaw

God's Word is not presented in Scripture in the form of a theological system, but it admits of being stated in that form, and, indeed, requires to be so stated before we can properly grasp it - grasp it, that is, as a whole. Every text has its immediate context in the passage from which it comes, its broader context in the book to which it belongs, and its ultimate context in the Bible as a whole; and it needs to be rightly related to each of these contexts if its character, scope and significance is to be adequately understood.

J. I. Packer

Book, Character, Scripture

God then does not profess to answer in Scripture all the questions that we, in our boundless curiosity, would like to ask about Scripture. He tells us merely as much as He sees we need to know as a basis for our life of faith.

J. I. Packer

Curiosity, Answers, Scripture

J. I. Packer (1958). “"Fundamentalism" and the Word of God”, p.109, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing