Copyright, 1920, By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY Set up and electrotyped. Published, October, 1920...

The foreground of this book has largely to do with the answering of vital questions that have sprung from the suffering souls of men and women with whom the author has been sympathetically associated. Considerable attention has been given to the natural sequence of these questions in order that the answers might form a more or less orderly line of discussion. While the method of answering a particular set of questions does not permit of a strictly logical treatment of the themes, yet in the back

Why does God leave His very existence in doubt by forever hiding Himself? If there were a God would He not make Himself known in such a way that no one could possibly doubt His existence? Why should we be expected to love and obey a God whose existence is still a subject of discussion? Could a righteous and loving Father leave any of His children in doubt of His existence? While I was dining one day with a young minister and his wife, the latter disclosed to me her religious state of mind. Said

What is God? Who is God? Where is God? What does God do ? If the ancients made their gods, how do we know that we are not making our God? May we not be communing with a mere idea? Christian character, the Christian college, and Christian civilization have been very important factors in the discovery and development of modern learning. Expecting to derive much benefit from the sciences, Christian people with fine enthusiasm strove to promote them. Nevertheless, there came a time when the allied s

What is man? Who is man? Would the absence of man cripple God? What could an infinite God care for such a little speck? Is not socialism the best religion there is? 1. What is man? We do not fully know "what" and "where" God is until we know what man is, and how God and man are working through each other. Our knowledge of God grows with our knowledge of man. We can understand neither without knowing both. At every stage of the discussion our subject is made complex by the intertwining of the hum

Was Jesus God or a good man only? Can modern psychology any longer believe in the Deity of Jesus? Where does Jesus belong in the religious, social, and thought world? 1. Introductory statement Thus far our discussion of God has been largely in relation to physics. At last, however, we are ready to consider Him on a higher plane. Our knowledge of both God and man is incomplete until we see their oneness in Jesus and in the kingdom which Jesus proclaimed. In the life of Jesus, God and man are view

A general statement The "what" and "where" of God is still incomplete so long as we confine our thought to the mere fragment of time measured by this earth life. Though we have found the unity of all parts in the Christ life, yet that unity is and can be but imperfectly realized by society on earth. A longer time and a wider sphere must be considered if we are really to know what God and man is. Therefore, God, man, and the universe must be viewed in the light of endless time. If in certain resp

How shall we find the assurance of immortality? 1. We automatically find the assurance of the future when we find the reality of the present. Naturally, assurance will be found, if at all, where it was lost. We shall automatically find the assurance of the future when we find the reality of the present. It is not claimed that all professing Christians have a firm grasp on reality; for when religion is no more than a superficial formality, its credulous devotees experience neither truth nor doubt

1. How can one live as he should? Some say, "What difference does it make whether we believe in immortality, if we live as we should in this life?" We also would ask a question. How can one live as he should if he eliminates God and His plans? God planned a "whole" or He planned nothing. We willingly admit that some honest doubters have a larger share in God's life than they realize. They have heard the message of truth and love, and though confused as to its origin, they accept much of it as bi

1. Its relation to the present constitution of things Granting that there is a future existence, are we not wholly in the dark as to what it is like? Is it possible to form any conception of heaven that is not offensive to the intelligent mind? Professor Leuba says: "As soon as, no longer satisfied with a general assurance of unruffled peace and unalloyed enjoyment, we demand specifications, we find ourselves in the presence of ideas and pictures, either absurd or repulsive, or void of real attr

If the Bible contains errors, how do we know that any of it is true? As this volume is designed to be a simple guide in the deeper and more perplexing problems of religion, it would be incomplete without a brief consideration of how God has revealed Himself through the Scriptures. In the selection of material and in the method pursued, the author has been guided solely by what he considers the safest approach to the Scriptures and the best "first aid" for wounded Christians. "In my opinion, the

The method of finding God's Word in the Scriptures illustrated. 1. The Psalms For richness of spiritual content, for loftiness of expression, and for intimacy of communion with God, no other book in the world equals the Psalms. All devout souls have found the fullest expression of their inmost being in these inspired hymns. Like all true poetry the Psalms deal with the timeless. Eternal truths and deathless passions flow through these beautiful, rhythmic lines like a majestic river. The world is