# “The Fatherhood of the Holy Creator” by J.I. Packer

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- Published: 2025-05-13T22:04:55-05:00
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‘_Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be
called the sons of God… when He appears, we shall be like Him, for we shall see 
Him as He is_.’ (**1 John 3:1-2**)

“You sum up the whole of New Testament teaching in a single phrase, if you speak
of it as a revelation of the Fatherhood of the holy Creator.

In the same way, you sum up the whole of New Testament religion if you describe 
it as the knowledge of God as one’s holy Father.

If you want to judge how well a person understands Christianity, find out how much
he makes of the thought of being God’s child, and having God as his Father.

If this is not the thought that prompts and controls his worship and prayers and
his whole outlook on life, it means that he does not understand Christianity very
well at all.”

–J.I. Packer, [_Knowing God_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1433587262?tag=toletaupanre-20)(
Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1973), 181-182.

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