Genesis 22

Knowledge of God

COLOSSIANS 2:2-3

My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

RECOMMENDED READING

1) Full Gospel, Fractured Minds by Rick Nanez

2) Love Your God with All Your Mind: The role of reason in
the life of the Soul by J.P.Moreland

3) Hoodwinked; How Intellectual Hucksters have Hijacked
American Culture by Jack Cashill

4) The Book that Transforms Nations by Loren Cunningham

5) The Reason for God by Tim Keller

6) The Dawkins Delusion by Alister McGrath

7) The End of Reason: A response to the new atheists
by Ravi Zacharias

SCRIPTURE REFERENCE

1) 1 Corinthians 8:1

2) Romans 12:2

3) Proverbs 2:1-5

4) Colossians (entire book), especially 1:9,10 and chapter 2

5) Ephesians 4:11-14

6) Revelation 3:14-22

7) 2 Corinthians 10:4-5

James 3:15

9) Proverbs 14:26-27

10) Jeremiah 9:23-24

Is the passage critical of Naomi and Ruth’s scheming? When is it appropriate for us to seize the agenda and when should we be cautious?

Do you ever think of God as your redeemer? What does/could this mean for you personally this week?

How can you respond to a God who shows such generous initiative in your life and the lives of those around you?

Ruth’s Initiative

How much of your life’s direction is your responsibility, and how much is God’s?

What do you need to make more of the things God has “put in your hands?”