Knowing God Study Guide [Paperback]

J. I. Packer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2, 1993

Over half a million people have found J.I.Packer's classic, Knowing God, to be an immense help. And tens of thousands have used this study guide to know God even better. This guide takes readers through the essential truths of Packer's book. Individuals can stretch their understanding and allow the material to change their lives. Small groups can see God more clearly through rich and transforming discussions. In this guide are twenty-two studies, one for each chapter of the book. A Sunday-school class, neighborhood study or campus group will find it breaks conveniently into two eleven-week units. Start your adventure today!

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Amazon.com Review

A lifelong pursuit of knowing God should embody the Christian's existence. According to eminent theologian J.I. Packer, however, Christians have become enchanted by modern skepticism and have joined the "gigantic conspiracy of misdirection" by failing to put first things first. Knowing God aims to redirect our attention to the simple, deep truth that to know God is to love His Word. What began as a number of consecutive articles angled for "honest, no-nonsense readers who were fed up with facile Christian verbiage" in 1973, Knowing God has become a contemporary classic by creating "small studies out of great subjects." Each chapter is so specific in focus (covering topics such as the trinity, election, God's wrath, and God's sovereignty), that each succeeding chapter's theology seems to rival the next, until one's mind is so expanded that one's entire view of God has changed. Author Elizabeth Eliot wrote that amid the lofty content Packer "puts the hay where the sheep can reach it--plainly shows us ordinary folks what it means to know God." Having rescued us from the individual hunches of our ultra-tolerant theological age, Packer points the reader to the true character of God with his theological competence and compassionate heart. The lazy and faint-hearted should be warned about this timeless work--God is magnified, the sinner is humbled, and the saint encouraged. --Jill Heatherly --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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A spiritual classic ... The truth he handles fires the heart. -- John Stott Dr Packer's volume says it simply, says it best. -- Joni Eareckson Tada Has the rare ability to deal with profound and basic spiritual truths in a practical and highly readable way. -- Billy Graham This book is strong meat. To read and digest it is an experience no discerning reader is likely to forget. -- Church Times --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: IVP Connect; Student/Stdy Gde edition (July 2, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0830816496
• ISBN-13: 978-0830816491
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,206 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ground yourself in the truth of who God is!, May 19, 2000

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This review is from: Knowing God Study Guide (Paperback)

If you want to be grounded in the truth and find out who God is, I recommend you to read `Knowing God'. This book tells of the attributes of the almighty, loving, compassionate God. However, for those who perhaps are not ready for such heavy reading, it would be best to use the `Knowing God Study Guide' to supplement the book. This will further explain what is already discussed in the book such as God's grace, love and majesty, and can also be used as a resource in your devotional time to help you grow as a Christian.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Catchy Title, Maybe Classic, But Not Profound, April 28, 2010

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Packer's book - Knowing God - may be a classic but it is not profound. I believe what it is, is an answer in part to those authentic Christians who have found their lives embroiled and perplexed in the sufferings of Christ. Packer does make several good points in his book that every "true" Christian should be aware of (before sending your money off to some TV evangelist), but while Packer appears to admonish the doctrine of some Christian groups as practiced by many "status quo" or "celebrity churches", his book is more a review of "correct" doctrine than a profound revelation of knowing God face to face as Moses did. And so I regard this book as more of a compact Bible study regarding Packer's view of strictly correct doctrine with a handful of pages that truly "tell it like it is". I believe this book is a good study for the new Christian that truly desires to know God more but ironically Packer, although drawing a strong distinction between knowing God and knowing about God, dedicates most of his book to knowing about doctrine. The new Christian should understand that knowing God is something that happens between you and God, not as a result of necessarily reading this book or practicing strictly correct doctrine.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent guide for an excellent book, February 26, 2009

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I bought the study guide for my son who is in a bible study in college. I went through Knowing God and the Study Guide about 30 years ago. JI Packer's book is solid, practical, biblical Christianity. It is a classic! This Study Guide opens discussion and further study by a group or individual. One of our Sunday School classes at church also used the guide. Highly recommended!