D. L. Moody clearly explains what it means to have faith, and answers your questions and doubts about the Christian life. Whether you are struggling to know and accept Christ or want to deepen your own understanding and faith, Moody shows you how you can be:
- Free from your fear of death
- Released from condemnation and guilt
- Restored to God if you have fallen away
- Completely forgiven
- At peace with God
- Healed of the disease of sin
- Saved in an instant
This lively book includes personal anecdotes and stories that illustrate the way of salvation in a fresh and enlightening way. Find peace with God and know, without a doubt, that you are saved for eternity.
Dwight Lyman Moody(1837–1899) was born in Northfield, Massachusetts, the sixth in what would be a family of nine children. His father died when Moody was a child, leaving little provision for the family. Hence, Moody learned the value of hard work at an early age. He went to Boston at age seventeen, where he became a successful salesman in his uncle’s shoe store. His uncle made him promise to go to church, a promise that he faithfully kept, and he was won to the Lord by his Sunday school teacher.
In 1856, Moody went to Chicago, where he continued to succeed as a shoe salesman. His fervor in selling shoes was exceeded, however, by his zeal in winning souls, and he began to pack the pews of the church with young men. At age twenty-three, he devoted himself to full-time Christian work. Because of his poor grammar, his first attempts at public speaking were not well-received by all; one deacon told him that he would serve God best by keeping still. Nonetheless, Moody persevered, and he became famous nationwide for his Sunday school work. He was also known for his ministry to the soldiers during the Civil War; many were brought to Christ through his meetings and through his distribution of Bibles and tractl'