Knowing Christ and J.I Packer's Forewords
October 16, 2015
J.I. Packer is undoubtedly one of the great
theologians of our age. His books are, quite simply, outstanding. I've
never met him. I heard him speak once for an hour and 40 minutes and it
felt like a lot longer; but the man is a giant. However, when you see
that J.I. Packer has written a foreword to
something it has the effect of water off a duck's back. Someone one day
will be able to calculate the number of forewords J.I. Packer
has written, but it must be in the hundreds. I hear rumours that,
alongside the Collected Shorter Writings set, (which is absolute gold)
publishers are lining up to get hold of Packer's collected Forewords and Blurbs. I'm told it will be a multi-volume set.
When
I was sent a copy of Mark Jones' book, Knowing Christ, and saw the
foreword was by J.I.P. my response was to groan inwardly. How wrong I was. I've
read the book with a couple of people; getting together with them to
discuss chapters, and have benefited hugely from it.
We
live in an age of hyperbole and hype when it comes to Christian books
but I would encourage every reader to get hold of Knowing Christ.
There were times reading when you were shown Christ in such a way
that you'd not thought of him before. You found yourself praying before
you knew it. I think a chapter a day of this book would do your
Christian life the world of good.
So let me commend J.I. Packer's commendation! Buy this book and read it!