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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Renewing the Mind

Man was made to know good with his mind, to desire it, once he has come to know it, with his affections, and to cleave to it, once he has felt its attraction, with his will; the good in this case being God, his truth and his law. God accordingly moves us, not by direct action on the affections or will, but by addressing our mind with his word, and so bringing to bear on us the force of truth...Affection may be the helm of the ship, but the mind must steer; and the chart to steer by is God's revealed truth.


--J. I. Packer
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A Quest for Godliness: The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 1990) p.195

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8 comments:

  1. RHYTHM AND RHYMEJuly 5, 2011 at 4:03 AM

    Hi Gregg, good words to read as always.

    Enjoy your day.
    Yvonne.

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  2. LarriJuly 5, 2011 at 4:09 AM

    Great quote!

    Addressing our mind with his word...I like this line.

    We've gotta read his word in order to know his word.

    Happy Tuesday! ☺

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  3. PersisJuly 5, 2011 at 5:11 AM

    Great quote and another book to add to the list.

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  4. mikew116July 5, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    Great quote! That's probably one of the better J. I. Packer quotes I've read.

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  5. PetraJuly 5, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    Great quote. Made me think of Psalm 34:8. Blessings!

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  6. Josh LittonJuly 5, 2011 at 7:36 PM

    Great quotes, Gregg. Always insightful.

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  7. AnonymousJuly 6, 2011 at 6:50 AM

    Great quote by Mr. Packer. Thanks for sharing :-)

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  8. Cathy M.July 6, 2011 at 7:44 AM

    Studying the Word should be elevated above an emotional experience? Now THAT'S counter-cultural. Great quote, but I think if folks really thought through the implications of what he's really saying, they'd probably strongly disagree considering what happens in most churches on Sunday mornings.

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Gregg Metcalf has served as the Teaching Pastor of Surprise Valley Baptist Church (Cedarville, CA) and the Mirror Lake Baptist Church (Federal Way, WA.) He graduated from Shasta Bible College in 1989. Gregg is married to Irene and the Lord has blessed them with four daughters and six grandchildren, with a great grandchild on the way. Gregg invites your comments and interaction concerning his posts and this blog! Gregg enjoys reading, boating, song-poem writing, and his family.