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    Affirming the Apostles' Creed
    Affirming the Apostles' Creed
    Affirming the Apostles' Creed
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    Affirming the Apostles' Creed

    By J. I. Packer

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    The Apostles' Creed is the oldest, most beautiful succinct summary of Christian beliefs. Though often recited in unison during worship services, the creed begins with the phrase "I believe," making it a deeply personal profession of faith. But when was the last time you examined it closely?
    In Affirming the Apostles' Creed, an excerpt from Growing in Christ, noted Bible scholar and author J. I. Packer explains the meaning and implications of each phrase of this great creed. Each concise chapter serves as an invitation to dive further into the creed-and as a result, into the essentials of the Christian faith-by concluding with discussion questions and Bible passages for further study.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCrossway Books
    Release dateJun 9, 2008
    ISBN9781433522017
    Affirming the Apostles' Creed
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    J. I. Packer

    J. I. Packer is Board of Governors Professor of Theology at Regent College in Vancouver and the author of many books, including Knowing God and Evangelism the Sovereignty of God.

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    • 5/5
      Great exploration of the gospel as found in the Apostles' Creed. Pakcer's goal is to bring us past simplistic "ABC" presentations of the gospel to one that includes realities like the Father's creative work, the believer's relationship to the church, and the work of the Holy Spirit, to name a few. Short, easily digestible chapters. The book had a great Introduction added (it was published originally as part of another book "Growing in Christ", also "I Want to Be a Christian", which included parts on the Ten Commandments and the Lord's Prayer), but could have stood the addition of a conclusion to wrap things up.
    • 4/5
      Short, quite objective, well written. It is not a full exposition such as Olevianus’ or Witsius’ (which are also available for free in English translations from the Latin and Dutch originals in Archive.org and Google Books, for reading in tablets), but still a good foretaste to further studies. Also some good bibliographical tips.

      I wish he could have developed better such important points as the ‘communion of saints’, which barely gets a paragraph.

      A note on a general tendence on Christian literature: lots of Biblical references, but few quotes. Instead, the book was fattened up with extracts from the text decorated in between paragraphs. The book would be more useful and easier to read if instead of these extracts all Biblical references were given with full text quotes.
    • 5/5
      Helpful reflection on the Apostles' Creed. We say it daily in Morning and Evening Prayer, but sometimes we don't realize how much of the faith is covered in those few words.

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