Knowing God by J. L. Packer (Paperback)

Description

For over 40 years, J. I. Packer’s classic has been an important tool to help Christians around the world discover the wonder, the glory and the joy of knowing God. In 2006, Christianity Today voted this title one of the top 50 books that have shaped evangelicals. This edition is updated with Americanized language and spelling and a new preface by the author.

Stemming from Packer’s profound theological knowledge, Knowing Godbrings 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. 

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. This guide leads readers into a greater understanding of God while providing advice to gaining a closer relationship with him as a result. 

Table of Contents 

I. Know the Lord1. The Study of God2. The People Who Know Their God3. Knowing and Being Known4. The Only True God5. God Incarnate6. He Shall TestifyII. Behold Your God!7. God Unchanging8. The Majesty of God9. God Only Wise10. God’s Wisdom and Ours11. Thy Word Is Truth12. The Love of God13. The Grace of God14. God the Judge15. The Wrath of God16. Goodness and Severity17. The Jealous GodIII. If God Be For Us . . .18. The Heart of the Gospel19. Sons of God20. Thou Our Guide21. These Inward Trials22. The Adequacy of God

About the Author 

J. I. Packer (DPhil, Oxford University) serves as the Board of Governors’ Professor of Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. He also serves on the editorial board of Christianity Today and is the author of numerous books, including Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God.

Endorsements  

“Something must be said for the staying power of a book like J. I. Packer’s Knowing God. With some of the language and rhetoric updated, the foundational elements of the book are as powerful and strong as ever.” – Chris Wise, The Christian Manifesto

“Packer was magisterial in substance, but adopted the tone of a fellow traveler. He convinced us that the study of God ‘is the most practical project anyone can engage in.'” — Christianity Today