The Christmas spirit does not shine out in the Christian snob. For the Christmas spirit is the spirit of those who, like their Master, live their whole lives on the principle of making themselves poor -- spending and being spent -- to enrich their fellow humans, giving time, trouble, care and concern, to do good to others -- and not just their own friends -- in whatever way there seems need.
J. I. PackerIf I were the devil, one of my first aims would be to stop folk from digging into the Bible.
J. I. PackerYour faith will not fail while God sustains it; you are not strong enough to fall away while God is resolved to hold you.
J. I. PackerMen treat God's sovereignty as a theme for controversy, but in Scripture it is matter for worship.
J. I. Packer