In this first episode, Jen Wilkin introduces the idea of Bible literacy and shares how studying the Bible has changed her life. But however you use the book, I hope you’ll see God’s character emerge from the scriptures with greater clarity, and that you’ll be drawn to worship Him anew as you meditate on His perfections.Join Jen Wilkin over the next ten weeks as she walks through methods, tips, and encouragements to studying the Bible more deeply so we might know and love the God of the Bible better. I hope you’ll keep a journal as you read, copying out the verses and writing your reflections and personal prayers in response to the questions. Each of the ten short chapters explores one attribute, and then concludes with verses for meditation, four application questions, and a prayer. If you’re looking for a book to use for a small group discussion time, or just for personal reflection or growth, I’ve structured the book with that in mind. We begin striving to take on the attributes that are not ours to possess, thus committing the idolatry the serpent offered Eve: “you will become like Him.” Once we recognize our desire for limitlessness as destructive, we are better able to submit willingly and joyfully to the God-ordained limits we have been given. Without that reference point, we can become convinced of our own awesomeness and work tirelessly to sustain it. God’s incommunicable attributes, in particular, should elicit a worshipful awe from us that causes us to see and embrace our limitedness in light of His limitlessness. Our daily lives would look very different if we took God’s character into consideration. Meditating on God’s character is intensely practical.

Would help us become more fluent in our vocabulary of those truths, and that we would see God and ourselves more clearly as a result. We don't often take time to meditate on God’s attributes beyond just a passing acknowledgment, but when we do, our time in the Word is enriched. Once I began reading to discover God’s character I was able to see my own in relation to His, rather than independent of His. The more I learned of God’s character, the clearer it became that the Bible was first and foremost a book about who God was before it had anything to say about who I was. I have found this can be a hard question for them to answer. When I write my Bible studies, I ask my students to look first for what the text says is true about God. Meditating on God's character enriches our understanding of Scripture. Today is the official release date for None Like Him! I wrote this book because of two convictions I hold regarding the importance of knowing what the Bible says about God's character.

None like him by jen wilkin