But to read all Scripture narratives as if they were eye-witness reports in a modern newspaper, and to ignore the poetic and imaginative form in which they are sometimes couched, would be no less a violation of the canons of evangelical literalism than the allegorizing of the Scholastics was.
J. I. PackerHave you been holding back from a risky, costly course to which you know in your heart God has called you? Hold back no longer. Your God is faithful to you, and adequate for you. You will never need more than He can supply, and what He supplies, both materially and spiritually, will always be enough for the present.
J. I. PackerThe Trinity is the basis of the gospel, and the gospel is a declaration of the Trinity in action.
J. I. PackerWhen we reach the outer limit of what Scripture says, it is time to stop arguing and start worshipping.
J. I. Packer