Knowing God by J.I. Packer
Week 1: Part One — The Study of God (Chapters 1–2)
Read Chapters 1–2 of Knowing God ("The Study of God" and "The People Who Know Their God"). Key Scripture: Jeremiah 9:23–24; John 17:3; Philippians 3:7–11
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Packer opens the entire book with an audacious claim about the priority of knowing God — take this week to sit with that claim and test it honestly against your own experience.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Packer begins by insisting that "ignorance of God — ignorance both of His ways and of the practice of communion with Him — lies at the root of much that is amiss in Christendom today." Do you agree? What evidence, from your own church experience or personal life, would you offer for or against that diagnosis?
2.Packer distinguishes sharply between knowing *about* God and truly *knowing* God. In his analogy, knowing about a person through their biography is very different from being their personal friend. Where do you honestly locate yourself on that spectrum — and how did you arrive at that assessment?
3.In Chapter 2, Packer draws on Daniel 11:32 ("the people who know their God shall stand firm and take action") to sketch four characteristics of people who know God: they have great energy for God, great boldness for God, great contentment in God, and great thoughts of God. Which of these four is most evident in your life right now, and which is most noticeably absent?
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