Knowing God
J. I. Packer · a chapter-by-chapter study companion for UECF.NET
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Knowing God
First published in 1973, Knowing God grew out of a series of magazine articles and quickly became one of the most widely read works of evangelical theology of the twentieth century, praised by Christianity Today among the fifty books that most shaped evangelical thought and still selling in the millions of copies worldwide. J. I. Packer's aim was deceptively simple: to move Christians from merely knowing about God to actually knowing him — and to show that sound doctrine, rightly pursued, always ends in worship. The book unfolds in three parts: why knowing God matters at all, a sustained survey of God's own character and attributes, and what practical difference that knowledge makes when life is hard.
Author: J. I. Packer (1926–2020)
First published: 1973 · Hodder & Stoughton (UK) / InterVarsity Press (US)
- 22 chapters
- 3 parts
- 71 min companion read
- 66 reflection questions
- English
How to use this study companion
This is a guide to the book, not a copy of it. Knowing God remains in copyright, so its text is not reproduced here; what you will find for each chapter is its Scripture focus (King James Version), an original UECF.NET summary of the chapter's argument, its key points, one brief representative line from the text, related passages, and three questions for personal reflection or group discussion. Read the chapter in the book, then use the page here to review, discuss and apply it.
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The 22 chapters
Part One: Know the Lord
Hosea 6:32The People Who Know Their God
Daniel 11:323Knowing and Being Known
John 17:3
Part Two: Behold Your God
Exodus 20:4-55God Incarnate
John 1:146He Shall Testify
John 15:267God Unchanging
Malachi 3:68The Majesty of God
Psalm 145:59God Only Wise
Romans 16:2710God's Wisdom and Ours
Proverbs 4:711Thy Word Is Truth
John 17:1712The Love of God
1 John 4:1613The Grace of God
Ephesians 2:814God the Judge
Genesis 18:2515The Wrath of God
Romans 1:1816Goodness and Severity
Romans 11:2217The Jealous God
Exodus 34:14
Part Three: If God Be for Us
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