29 July 2010

Self-Squanderers

The Puritans were men of the Spirit; lovers of the Lord, keepers of his law, and self-squanderers in his service, which are in every age the three main elements of the truly Spirit-filled life.
--J. I. Packer, A Quest for Godliness, The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life (Crossway 2010), 75; emphasis original

1 comment:

  1. Self-squanderers ... it seems that most "self" words describing me would be far less complimentary. I like it; self-squanderer.

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