REVELATIONS

of the

CROSS

J. I. PACKER

Revelations of the Cross

Hendrickson Publishers Marketing, LLC

P. O. Box 3473

Peabody, Massachusetts 01961-3473

ISBN 978-1-61970-058-1

Copyright © 1998 James I. Packer

First published in 1998 by Paternoster Press

Paternoster Press is an imprint of Authentic Media, 52 Presley Way, Crownhill, Milton Keynes, MK8 0ES, UK www.authenticmedia.com

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All chapters are reprinted by permission of their original copyright holders. See the Notes for a complete list of acknowledgments (pp. 207–26).

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Scripture quotations taken from the New American Standard Bible® (nasb), Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org)

Scripture quotations taken from the New English Bible (neb), copyright © Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press 1961, 1970. All rights reserved.

First Printing—January 2013

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Contents

Foreword

1. The Trinity and the Gospel

2. On Covenant Theology

3. Jesus Christ the Lord

4. Jesus Christ, the Only Saviour

5. The Lamb upon His Throne

6. A Modern View of Jesus

7. The Uniqueness of Jesus Christ

8. What Did the Cross Achieve?

9. Sacrifice and Satisfaction

10. Justification: Introductory Essay

11. The Love of God: Universal and Particular

12. ‘Good Pagans’ and God’s Kingdom

13. The Problem of Universalism Today

14. Evangelicals and the Way of Salvation

15. An Agenda for Theology

16. Shy Sovereign

17. On Being Serious about the Holy Spirit

18. The Holy Spirit ...