Knowing God by J. I. Packer | Knowing God

Knowing God | Knowing God | J. I. Packer

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	• Knowing God J. I. Packer InterVarsity Press, 1993 - 286 pages average customer review:based on 77 reviews view larger image
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Knowing God is a Classic!

If you have not read this book, you must run and get it now. Dr. Packer's interaction with Scripture displays his biblical literacy and competence. Though he is a Reformed theologian, do not allow his theological bent prevent you from reading one of the truly great books out there.

Highly recommended!

Knowing God by J. I. Packer

Our small group at church is reading and discussing the book. We are older adults whose ages range from mid-fiftes to early seventys. None of us would call ourselves "intellectuals" and reading the book for some has been a challenge because of the depth of the subject matter that Dr. Packer addresses.

However all of us love the challenge and we are discoverimg that "knowing God" is a marvelous adventure of life with our Lord. Reading and discussing the book makes us examine what we say we believe and make an "intelligent" decision that deepens our faith, enriches our witness and effects our "walk."

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Knowing God

This is so wonderful. The Sermon of a True Work of the Holy Spirit penned through Dr.Packer.If you are a blood bought child of God own this book.

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Heavy sledding, but well worth the effort!

I've heard for years that this book is a classic, now I know why. What started as a good read turned into a very challenging read - challenging on a personal and spiritual level. The book just continued to go deeper and deeper wetting my appetite for more with each turn of the page. The 279 pages definitely didn't fly by, though, this was a very serious read - but Packer does a great job of weaving together his thoughts with Scripture as well as the words and works of other various Christian authors and artists. I especially liked Packer's constant use of classic hymns and Christian poets - at the same time the book was taking my mind deeper, it was broadening my scope as well.

The primary object of the book is to remind Christians that knowing God is their primary purpose in life and should be their primary pursuit. Packer does a great job of putting forth the nature and character of God as revealed in Scripture as well as in nature and gives the reader a tremendous appreciation for the majesty and holiness of God. And Packer doesn't back down or try to skirt several difficult issues including the wrath of God and the attribute of jealously in God's nature.

Like climbing Mount Everest, the final few chapters are the precipice of his work and well worth the time and effort once the reader gets there. One might think that after writing over 200 pages, Packer would be repetitive or boring by this time - just the opposite is true. The final couple of chapters demonstrate that Packer was just hitting his stride and it seemed like he could have written, and I could have read, another 200 pages. The Christian walk, while difficult, is so worth the effort; and Packer drives that point home again and again. The reason being is that our effort produces not only changes in our own lives and in the lives of others around us, but it also results in a closer and more intimate relationship with Christ - and that is ultimately what we are made for, to commune with the Living God!

While I thought that this book might be an excellent suggestion for a young Christian, the further I read the more I thought that a little maturing might be necessary to digest all that Packer was saying - but, either way, Knowing God is a classic and should be read and reread by all Christians!

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Reasonable introduction to the evangelical picture of God

This book was given to me by a fellow evangelical when I was a member of the student union some time ago. While reasonably well-written, I deeply disagree with the fundamentalist presuppositions of Packer (he was part of the group of theologians who put forward the fundamentalist manifesto which included inerrancy of the Bible in all matters including scientific theory) and I don't find the fundamentalist God attractive, theologically or spiritually.

His theology is Reformed in orientation, leaning heavily towards John Calvin's general ideas and also some of those of Augustine. This is a good book for very conservative evangelicals, but probably not for other denominations.

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