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Mar 13, 2021 · Outline of Chapter 1: The Study of God. Summary: Why the study of God is important. 1. God’s people should study God. 2. The study of God is practical and important (Who Needs Theology?) God has spoken to us and the Bible is his Word; God is Lord and King over his world; God is Savior; God is triune
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Packer had little patience for those who would speak of the Christian life or spirituality without regard for the centrality of God. For there to be life-giving heat in the affections of the heart, there must first be biblical light imparted to the mind. This was Packer’s way of reminding us that a biblically informed, cognitive grasp of the revela...
What exactly does knowing Godmean and entail? It begins, notes Packer, with listening to God’s written and infallible word as the Holy Spirit sheds light on the nature of our Creator and Redeemer. But listening is only the start. After listening follows the joyful and voluntary application of truths about God to how we live and think and to what we...
No one book, nor all the books in the universe, could ever hope to identify and define every attribute of our infinite God. So, Packer limits himself to a focus on those characteristics of God that are especially highlighted in Scripture and are essential for every Christian seeking to mature in their knowledge of him. He echoes, once again, the se...
Those who have not yet taken a deep dive into Knowing Godshould know that Packer never anticipated its effect on the Christian world. In the preface to the 1993 edition, he marvels that it had sold more than one million copies and had been translated into more than a dozen languages — and that nearly thirty years ago. So much more could be said abo...
Feb 18, 2022 · In the Bible we have God’s revelation of His character, His promises, and His will. It is through the Bible that we know that God is “a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness” (Psalm 86:15).
Rather than an exhaustive treatment, the study which follows is designed to be a general overview of the key features of what the Bible teaches about God, His existence, Persons, and attributes of the Triune God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Sep 5, 2019 · Explaining both who God is and how we can relate to Him, Packer divides his book into three sections: The first directs our attention to how and why we know God, the second to the attributes of God and the third to the benefits enjoyed by a those who know Him intimately.
Jan 4, 2022 · Here are some of God’s characteristics as revealed in the Bible: God is just (Acts 17:31), loving (Ephesians 2:4-5), truthful (John 14:6), and holy (1 John 1:5). God shows compassion (2 Corinthians 1:3), mercy (Romans 9:15), and grace (Romans 5:17).
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“Knowing God” by J.I. Packer is a seminal work in Christian theology that guides readers on a journey of deepening their understanding of God and cultivating a personal relationship with Him.
