INTRODUCTION
Fully convinced in my own mind that the
doctrine of repentance is the missing note in
many otherwise orthodox and fundamentally sound
circles today, I have penned this volume out of
a full heart. I hope and pray that God will be
pleased to use it to awaken many of His servants
to the importance of seeking so to present His
truth as to bring men to the only place where He
can meet them in blessing. That place is the
recognition of their own demerit and absolute
unworthiness of His least mercies and a new
conception of His saving power for all who come
to Christ as lost sinners, resting alone upon
His redemptive work for salvation, and depending
upon the indwelling Holy Spirit to make them
victorious over sin's power in daily life.
The pages have been written during a busy
summer, as I have gone from place to place
trying to preach and teach the very truths
herein emphasized. Most of the book was
scribbled out in Pullman cars while speeding
from one appointment to another. If there seems
at times to be lack of continuity of thought, I
hope the manifest defects of the treatise may
not hinder the reader from getting the message I
have endeavored to set forth as clearly as
possible, under difficult circumstances.
I have not written for literary critics or
for theological quibblers, but for earnest
people who desire to know the will of God and to
do it. And so I send forth this book, in
dependence on Him who has said, "Cast thy bread
upon the waters: and thou shalt find it after
many days." If He be pleased to use it to arouse
some at least to a deeper sense of the
importance of reality in dealing with souls, I
shall be grateful.
Harry A. Ironside