Bible Study and Discussion Questions
1. How should the fact that only God has perfect self-knowledge influence how we come to know Him? Can we come to know Him through our own effort?
2. Dr. Lawson stresses that nothing ever catches God off guard. How does this bring relief to Christians in difficult circumstances? Does the fact that He knows everything provide comfort by itself, or does comfort come from considering His knowledge together with other attributes?
3. Since God knows ahead of time what will be asked of Him in prayer, what is accomplished by praying?
4. Dr. Lawson states that God’s exhaustive knowledge is both comforting and convicting. In what way is it comforting? In what way is it convicting?
1. How should the fact that only God has perfect self-knowledge influence how we come to know Him? Can we come to know Him through our own effort?
2. Dr. Lawson stresses that nothing ever catches God off guard. How does this bring relief to Christians in difficult circumstances? Does the fact that He knows everything provide comfort by itself, or does comfort come from considering His knowledge together with other attributes?
3. Since God knows ahead of time what will be asked of Him in prayer, what is accomplished by praying?
4. Dr. Lawson states that God’s exhaustive knowledge is both comforting and convicting. In what way is it comforting? In what way is it convicting?