Status Updates From Knowing God by J. I. Packer...

“…the gift of justification certainly shields believers from being condemned and banished from God’s presence as sinners…But…the gift of justification does not at all shield believers from being assessed as Christians, and from forfeiting good which others will enjoy if it turns out that as Christian’s they have been slack, mischievous, and destructive.” -Pg 146

“For Jesus constantly affirmed that in the day when all appear before God’s throne to receive the abiding and eternal consequences of the life they have lived, He Himself will be the Father’s agent in judgement.” -Pg 144

“The final proof that God is a perfect moral Being…is the fact that He committed Himself to judge the world [according to everyone’s works].” -Pg 143

“…if we examine the New Testament, even in the most cursory way, we find at once that the Old Testament emphasis on God’s action as Judge, far from being reduced, is intensified.” -Pg 140

“The thought of our Maker becoming our perfect parent – faithful in love and care, generous and thoughtful, interested in all we do, respecting our individuality, skilled in training us, wise in guidance, always available, helping us to find ourselves in maturity, integrity, and uprightness – is a thought which can have meaning for everybody.” (203)

“…through setting His love on human beings, God has voluntarily bound up His own final happiness with theirs.” -Pg 125