I could end this review with that statement. As you might expect, Packer focuses on God's character and relationship to us. He covers most of the Christian life in a set of digestible chapters ranging from God's majesty and wisdom to His goodness and wrath to, of course, His offer of saving love in the gospel of His Son. While Packer is nothing if not orthodox in the best sense of that word, his most intriguing and original section emphasizes the glory of adoption. Adoption is a family idea , conceived in terms of love and viewing God as Father .
Justification clears the way to our acceptance.
Adoption, in its many aspects, exhibits the nature of our acceptance as children of God. Our culture trains us to expect anything resembling 'theology' to be dust-dry. Packer does assume a reasonable grasp of English - something we can't count on these days. However, this is a very accessible and readable book. Still more important, Packer balances doctrinal soundness with evangelical piety.