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Obituary
The influential
evangelical theologian leaves a final lesson for the church: Glorify Christ
every way.
Leland Ryken
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James Innell Packer, better
known to many as J. I. Packer, was one of the most famous and influential
evangelical leaders of our time. He died Friday, July 17, at age 93.
J. I. Packer was born in a
village outside of Gloucester, England, on July 2, 1926. He came from humble
stock, being born into a family that he called lower middle class. The
religious climate at home and church was that of nominal Anglicanism rather
than evangelical belief in Christ as Savior (something that Packer was not
taught ...
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Friday, July 17, 2020
J. I. Packer, ‘Knowing God’ Author, Dies at 93
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