Growing in Christ

J. I. Packer (1926–2020) served as the Board of Governors’ Professor of Theology at Regent College. He authored numerous books, including the classic bestseller Knowing God. Packer also served as general editor for the English Standard Version Bible and as theological editor for the ESV Study Bible.

• IntroductionPart 1: Affirming the Essentials: The Apostles’ CreedPrefaceChapter 1: I Believe in GodChapter 2: The God I Believe InChapter 3: The Father AlmightyChapter 4: AlmightyChapter 5: Maker of Heaven and EarthChapter 6: And in Jesus ChristChapter 7: His Only SonChapter 8: Born of the Virgin MaryChapter 9: Suffered under Pontius PilateChapter 10: He Descended into HellChapter 11: The Third DayChapter 12: He Ascended into HeavenChapter 13: He Shall ComeChapter 14: I Believe in the Holy SpiritChapter 15: The Holy Catholic ChurchChapter 16: Forgiveness of SinsChapter 17: Resurrection of the BodyChapter 18: The Life EverlastingPart 2: Entering In: Baptism And ConversionPrefaceChapter 1: The Lord’s CommandChapter 2: What the Sign SaysChapter 3: A Sacrament of Good NewsChapter 4: Conversion and BaptismChapter 5: Baptized in Jesus’s NameChapter 6: WashingChapter 7: United with ChristChapter 8: Baptism and the Holy SpiritChapter 9: Basic ChristianityChapter 10: Baptism and InfantsChapter 11. Baptism, Confirmation, ConfessionChapter 12. Baptism and Body lifeChapter 13: Baptism ImprovedChapter 14: Third BirthdayPart 3: Learning to Pray: The Lord’s PrayerPrefaceChapter 1: When You PrayChapter 2: Pray Then Like ThisChapter 3: Our FatherChapter 4: Which Art in HeavenChapter 5: Hallowed Be Thy NameChapter 6: Thy Kingdom ComeChapter 7: Thy Will Be DoneChapter 8: On Earth As It Is in HeavenChapter 9: Our Daily BreadChapter 10: Forgive UsChapter 11: Not into TemptationChapter 12: Deliver UsChapter 13: From EvilChapter 14: The Kingdom and the PowerChapter 15: And the GloryChapter 16: AmenPart 4: Design for Life: The Ten CommandmentsPrefaceChapter 1: Blueprint for BehaviorChapter 2: I and YouChapter 3: Law and LoveChapter 4: The Lord Your GodChapter 5: Who Comes First?Chapter 6: ImaginationChapter 7: Are You Serious?Chapter 8: Take My TimeChapter 9: God and the FamilyChapter 10: Life Is SacredChapter 11: Sex Is SacredChapter 12: Stop, Thief!Chapter 13: Truth Is SacredChapter 14: Be ContentChapter 15: Learning from the LawChapter 16: The Cement of Society Index