Forward in faith.
Publisher: The Epworth Press
Published: 1950
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 107
Subjects: Christianity -- Juvenile literature.
First sentence: Is There a God?
Tonight, you and I, a group of very ordinary people-some of us with 'Church-going' families and others from homes in which religion has no real place-have met together as a 'patrol', to probe ahead of may of our fellows in order to try and see life's true purpose and goal.  Whichever type of home we represent, and whatever our upbringing, we have as thinking people often asked the question (in some form or another) with which we are concerned tonight.

The fact is, we are not able to inherit a belief in God like some family heirloom.  Our family and friends may create an environment conducive to faith in God, but in the final resort it is an intensely personal attitude of mind which has to be deliberately adopted by us.  This is true of faith in any realm.  No one can be a Socialist or a Tory for me.  I can be surrounded by people who are confirmed in one or other of these political creeds, but I only become one or the other as I deliberately embrace, in my own mind, one of these particular sets of convictions.  It is a fact that some people imagine, because they live in 'Christian' England, that they are Christians-but this is as ridiculous as saying that all the people who lived under the Nazi flag were necessarily Nazis!
Description: This book is meant to provide a basis for discussion in the Fellowship meeting which is at the heart of a Church or Club, where people come together seeking the truth as it is in Jesus Christ.  It is intended to get the members of the group thinking and talking, so that finally they dare to venture in faith and discover the amazing wealth of purpose and power in Him, hinted at in the chapters set out.  It is hoped that this book will be of special value to the young "beginner" with very little knowledge of "the way" but a longing for Christ and His goodness.  Having completed this study, the group should be ready for the more detailed study of particular aspects of the Gospel.
Table of contents: pagenum: 7
title: Preface
class: section
label: 1; pagenum: 106
title: The Meeting
class: part
label: Appendix.