Knowing God
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (781 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0830816518 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
One of the top 50 books that have shaped evangelicals (Christianity Today, 2006) Platinum Book Award, Evangelical Christian Publishing Association For over 40 years, J. Stemming from Packer's profound theological knowledge, Knowing God brings together two important facets of the Christian faith knowing about God and also knowing God through the context of a close relationship with the person of Jesus Christ. Written in an engaging and practical tone, this thought-provoking work seeks to transform and enrich the Christian understanding of God. In 2006, Christianity Today voted this title one of the top 50 books that have shaped evangelicals, and this 20th anniversary edition is updated with Americanized language and spelling, and a new preface by the author. Explaining both who God is and how we can relate to him, Packer divid
wadie said A duty book, not a love book. I consider myself, and all other people, unqualified to critique a book like this, or to write one like it for that matter. The author is basically saying, I know what God is actually like - not just from the Bible but from experience. Having said that, this book is not a sugar-coated "God loves everyone all the time regardless of anything" message. This is more of a, "God made the known universe and is obviously omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipres. "I like the book, but a little wordy." according to BHG. I haven't finished the book, but I will give my opinion because Amazon keeps reminding me to review it.I find that the book has a great deal of dept regarding an intimate fellowship with God, But as to the style of J.I.Parker, I find him far more wordy than he has to be.Could just be me, but I like to read books that cut to the chase, say what needs to be said.I feel that the book could have been reduced to 125 pages, and said what needed to be said. Glorious chapter on adoption! I know and agree that this book is a classic. So I should give it five stars, but I didn't. I think that many of my Christian friends would not have the patience to read it. It is reasonably readable, but has a rather strong intellectual bent. It also has a British style which doesn't flow so well for American readers, I think. The book has no anecdotes, either personal ones that would give us more insight into Packer as a person, or anecdotes about
Packer, however, Christians have become enchanted by modern skepticism and have joined the "gigantic conspiracy of misdirection" by failing to put first things first. The lazy and faint-hearted should be warned about this timeless work--God is magnified, the sinner is humbled, and the saint encouraged. Knowing God aims to redirect our attention to the simple, deep truth that to know God is to love His Word. According to eminent theologian J.I. --Jill Heatherly. What began as a number of consecutive articles angled for "honest, no-nonsense readers who were fed up with facile Christian