What I Have Lived By

An autobiography

Plot

One of America's best known, best loved, and most respected Christian spokesmen now reveals those things that have meant the most to him through the years - the deep wellsprings of faith, his certainty of God, his dependence on Scripture, the love of a devoted wife, the bedrock themes threaded through sermons he has given throughout the past half century. Charles Allen shares here, for the first time, the very principles by which he lives and the basic tenets that have dominated his thinking . . . every facet of human existence that has shaped and molded his life.
Divided into three sections, this important book is generously sprinkled with colorful anecdotes adn commonsense wisdom, personal revelations and fresh insights, infusing it with the same inspiring message and attention-holding phrases that Dr. Allen brings to his pulpit and to his vast radio and television audiences.
In this book, Dr. Allen enlarges upon the seven guiding principles of his unshadkable faith, presenting the strongest proof he has ever incountered that Jesus is God, and explains why he actually looks forward to Judgment Day! This book is an in-deph survey of the fourty-plus years of his ministry, examining the themes upon which he has based his vibrant messages: stewardship, assurance of salvation, peace, grace, mission outreach, and warm Christian comfort. Finally, Dr. Allen bares his innermost heart and writes glowingly about his belief in people, the importance of living affirmatively, the necessity for Christians to make decisions in God's presence and to recognize and accept one's deepest personal desires. He writes about the power of faith, knowing that faith can move lives, that belief in God can actually change all things for all people!
On of his most meaningful exhortations is for Christians to take time for God, to get to really know Him, to let Him control life, as He has done so purposefully for the author himself. This autobiography will find its place among the classics of today's Christian literature. Its timeless message, told here in deeply personal terms, brings the promise of salvation and hope to every reader.