Servants or Friends?

Introduction Introduction
Copyright Copyright
Prologue Prologue
Would You Be Afraid to Meet God? Would You Be Afraid to Meet God?
I'd Rather You Be My Friends I'd Rather You Be My Friends
No Friendship Without Trust No Friendship Without Trust
Trust Cannot Be Commanded Trust Cannot Be Commanded
Be Careful What You Trust Be Careful What You Trust
Friends Talk Plainly With Each Other Friends Talk Plainly With Each Other
Friendship and God's Use of Law Friendship and God's Use of Law
How Servants and Friends Look at Sin and Salvation How Servants and Friends Look at Sin and Salvation
Only Your Best Friend Would Show You Only Your Best Friend Would Show You
The Freedoms of Friendship The Freedoms of Friendship
Friendship and the Struggle With Sin Friendship and the Struggle With Sin
Friendship and the Meaning of Atonement Friendship and the Meaning of Atonement
We've Camped Around This Mountain Long Enough We've Camped Around This Mountain Long Enough
Friends of a Friendly God Friends of a Friendly God
Epilogue Epilogue
The Artist The Artist
The Models The Models
The Author The Author

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Text © 1992 Graham Maxwell
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Maxwell, A. Graham (Arthur Graham), 1921–
    Servants or friends? : another look at God /Graham Maxwell :
    illustrated by Susan Kelley.
    p.     cm.
    Includes bibliographical references.
    ISBN 1-56652-000-2. — ISBN 1-56652-001-0 (pbk.)
    1. God—Biblical teaching. 2. Friendship;EMReligious aspects—
  Christianity. I. Title.
  BS544.M29 1992
  231.7—dc20                     92-15397
                                                 CIP

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