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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THE AUTHOR

Graham Maxwell is emeritus professor of New Testament at Loma Linda University. He was born in England, attended college in California, and earned his Ph.D. in Biblical studies, New Testament, from the University of Chicago Divinity School.

His dissertation dealt with the elements of interpretation that have entered into the translation of the New Testament, and especially Romans. Romans has continued to be a subject of research and writing ever since. Other publications include I Want to Be Free, You Can Trust the Bible, and Can God Be Trusted?

For nineteen years he taught Bible and Biblical languages to college and ministerial students at Pacific Union College. In 1961 he moved to Loma Linda to serve as director of the division of religion and teach Bible to medical, dental, and other professional students.

His favorite course has been a year-long trip through the whole Bible to discover the picture of God in each of the sixty-six books. He has taught this course 135 times, not only in the classroom, but in churches and homes, to groups ranging in size from a dozen to 700.

People in 118 different countries have shared in this book by book study of the Bible with the help of tape recordings. But as one man wrote from the Falkland Islands, “I want you to know that I always read the book in the Bible before I listen to the tape.”

Maxwell has watched the effect of such Bible study on over 10,000 people. “Something seems to happen,” he says, “when people of all cultures discover in the Bible a consistent picture of God—an infinitely powerful but equally gracious Person, who values nothing higher than their freedom and friendship.” That’s what led to the writing of this book.

Maxwell still teaches a weekly Bible class for 250 members that is recorded and sent to over 1,000 addresses around the world.

When Graham and Rosalyn, the girl he met in college days, meet with their family for some special occasion, there are fifteen people around the table, including five grandsons and two granddaughters.

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