Table of Contents

CONTENTS Acknowledgments 9 Preface 11 1. A New Concept of God 15 2. The Level of Intimacy God Desires: Three 47 Metaphors Illustrate God's Purposes for Us 3. Personhood and the Concept of God 71 4. The Human Problem: Why Is Identification with God Impossible? 107 5. The Way of Salvation: It Is All about 127 the Nature of God 6. Fulfillment of Salvation: Perfect Love 137 Notes 155 Author Index 159 Scripture Index 161

About the Author

Dr. Dennis F. Kinlaw (PhD Brandeis) is the founder of the Francis Asbury Society in Wilmore, Kentucky and former president of Asbury College. He is the author of This Day with the Master, Preaching in the Spirit, The Mind of Christ, and We Live as Christ. Dr. Kinlaw is married to Elsie Katherine Blake and they have five children. They reside in Wilmore, Kentucky.