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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

The Fatherhood of God, OR "J. I. Packer on the 6 Things You Should Tell Yourself Every Day"

 

J. I. Packer on the 6 Things You Should Tell Yourself Every Day

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justin-taylor/j-packer-6-things-tell-every-day/

 

See also chapter 19 of Packer's Knowing God which is already cued up in this link below:

https://youtu.be/mSkoKFOJg_o?t=24575

 

Below is a related non-Christian article from Psychology Today on the detrimental effects of lacking human fathers. Having God as one's heavenly Father can help offset the ill effects of earthly fatherlessness in this life, and ultimately solves the problem in a higher sense but which goes into full effect only in the afterlife.

 Father Absence, Father Deficit, Father Hunger
The vital importance of paternal presence in children’s lives.

 

 

 

 

 

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