Preview

Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Knowing God

By: J. I. Packer
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $24.49

Buy for $24.49

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

A lifelong pursuit of knowing God should embody the Christian's existence. According to eminent theologian J.I. Packer, however, Christians have become enchanted by modern skepticism and have joined the "gigantic conspiracy of misdirection" by failing to put first things first. Knowing God aims to redirect our attention to the simple, deep truth that to know God is to love His Word. What began as a number of consecutive articles angled for "honest, no-nonsense readers who were fed up with facile Christian verbiage" in 1973, Knowing God has become a contemporary classic by creating "small studies out of great subjects."

Each chapter is so specific in focus (covering topics such as the trinity, election, God's wrath, and God's sovereignty), that each succeeding chapter's theology seems to rival the next, until one's mind is so expanded that one's entire view of God has changed. Author Elizabeth Eliot wrote that amid the lofty content, Packer "puts the hay where the sheep can reach it - plainly shows us ordinary folks what it means to know God."

Having rescued us from the individual hunches of our ultra-tolerant theological age, Packer points the listener to the true character of God with his theological competence and compassionate heart. The lazy and faint-hearted should be warned about this timeless work - God is magnified, the sinner is humbled, and the saint encouraged.

©1993 J.I. Packer (P)2011 christianaudio.com
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

What listeners say about Knowing God

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    2,221
  • 4 Stars
    220
  • 3 Stars
    49
  • 2 Stars
    14
  • 1 Stars
    11
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1,854
  • 4 Stars
    205
  • 3 Stars
    54
  • 2 Stars
    15
  • 1 Stars
    8
Story
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1,883
  • 4 Stars
    170
  • 3 Stars
    37
  • 2 Stars
    14
  • 1 Stars
    9

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Beautifully insightful

I highly recommend this book to every Christian and to any others who may wonder what the Bible teaches. In addition to Packer’s insightful message, expounding on Biblical truths regarding the very heart of Christianity, the book is well and clearly read by the narrator, Simon Vance.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

One of the Greatest Christian Books Ever Written

Packer challenges, encourages, and inspires the reader to truly KNOW God. His writing style is impeccable, detailed but not exhaustive, informative but never boring. His understanding of Scripture and of God Himself is easily shown in his passionate and loving disposition. I highly recommend this book to anyone who desires to know God more. This is one of the greatest, and dare I say, most important Christian books ever written.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

get a different narrator...

sounds like Anthony Hopkins in "The Silence of the Lambs" reading theology to me in the car...

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

An absolute must read.

I have read many Christian books covering many topics. This book is by far the most knowledgeable and easy to understand of all the books I have read.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Relationship deepened

Loved every minute of it. This book made me look at God differently. Beautiful! This book helped me deepened my relationship with God. Praise God!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

PHENOMENAL

The book itself is simply a MUST READ but the narrator makes it even better...you won’t be disappointed. Am currently on my second listen through

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

thought provoking

By listening to this book, I grew in my knowledge of God. It's well written amd well read.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Edifying

Right up there in my top 10. Thank you Lord for sharing your love together.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Second time through

I listened a year ago and then did a book study with some friends this year. 100% worth it both times. The book is both practical and thought-provoking. Even if there are some areas which you may not totally agree, the topic of Knowing God is well worth the time and thought that this book requires.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Essential reading for anyone seeking not just spirituality, but a relationship with God.

J.I. Packer rightly holds a place among the greats of Christian leadership and literature such as R.C. Sproul, John Edwards, C.S. Lewis, and John Owen. This book represents as thorough a walk through of the aspects of a relationship with God as you’re likely to find. The narration was superb as well.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!