Child of a heavenly Father

'If you want to judge how well a person understands Christianity,' writes J I Packer, 'find out how much he makes of the thought of being God's child, and having God as his Father.' (Knowing God, p226).

There's too much in this chapter to sum up here, but once again, Packer writes so powerfully about such great truths that it convinces me that we must have a series or two on Sunday mornings based on the themes in this book: Who is God? How can I know him, and what's the genuine experience of knowing God? What difference does knowing God make? Being a child of God. And so on.

If you've not read this book, why not give it a go? Yes, you'll need to concentrate and think hard. But if you want to know God your Father better, then get your hands on a copy. You can get it from The Good Book Company.