Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-219) and indexes.

Introduction -- pt. 1. A biblical foundation for understanding our emotions. The character of God -- The character of the Living Word and the Written Word -- A biblical anthropology and the emotions -- pt. 2. Biblical sanctification and our emotions. Our emotions and the authority of the Word of God -- The foundation and priority of truth -- A sound theology of Christian experience -- pt. 3. Mortifying ungodly emotions -- Introduction to mortifying ungodly emotions -- Sinful anger -- Unforgiveness and bitterness -- Fear, anxiety, and worry -- Depression -- pt. 4. Cultivating godly emotions -- An introduction to cultivating godly emotions -- Jesus our pattern, part one -- Jesus our pattern, part two -- Renewing our minds -- The emotions and worship -- The emotions and preaching -- The emotions and faith-building relationships -- The emotions and the Word and prayer -- The emotions and reading, meditation, and imagination -- Appendix 1. Divine impassibility : is God really without passions? -- Appendix 2. A biography bibliography.