William D. Gibbs

Faith is the antidote for sin and doubt. Faith is also the means for pleasing God, living in His power, and receiving His full blessing. Given its importance, it is easy to understand why faith is also the hardest outcome to attain, and the condition under greatest attack from evil forces. Fortunately, God has provided for His children a way to INCREASE faith. Our objective is to see how this is done. Here is a hint for how this is accomplished: GET KNOWLEDGE. We must know what God offers and how it is accessed. But we must do more than merely "know"; we must "know deeply". In the pages of this book, we will explore precise methods for "deep learning", and open the door for profound and productive faith.

This book describes how God prepares believers for "life that is real life". We study and pray and seek righteous living, but there is no ultimate growth and maturity without God's training. There is no short-cut and no avoidance: We must be trained To understand God's training, we must also understand the purpose for His creation of man, the reasons for suffering, and His plan for drawing us closer to Him. God's training is intense and unpredictable, but the One who is training us does so in love and grace, and He offers with each new event specific resources to help us endure and draw maximum benefit from the experience.