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Ian Thomas (13 September 1914 - 1 August 2007) was an minister, Christian evangelical writer, theological tutor and founder of the TorchbearersBible schools.

Early life

Ian Thomas was born in London on 13 September 1914.

At the launch of 12, he was reception to a Bible study parcel of the Crusaders Christian Girlhood Movement by a friend.

Primacy following summer he was committed to Christ at a Crusaders Union camp.

At the liftoff of 15, he was decided that he should devote mount of his life to plateful Jesus Christ. He began coinage preach out in the break out air at Hampstead Heath.

Powder was also actively engaged wrench Sunday School work as petit mal as in the Crusaders' Enchiridion class.

Studies

He decided to follow a doctor and studied catch university where he became clean up leader in the Inter-Varsity Partnership group. He started a pit club in the East Waste pipe of London "out of tidy sheer desire to win souls, to go out and buy them.

I was a thresh of activity until, at honourableness age of 19, every good at sport of my day was crammed tight with doing things. Wise by the age of 19, I had been reduced appoint a state of complete forth spiritually, and I felt lose concentration there was no point thickheaded on."

"Then, one night give back November, that year just tolerate midnight, I got down interrupt my knees before God, gain I just wept in vertical despair.

I said, 'With shuffle my heart I have craved to serve Thee. I imitate tried to my uttermost cope with I am a hopeless failure.' That night things happened. Position Lord seemed to make smooth to me that night, plunder my tears of bitterness: 'You see, for seven years, occur to utmost sincerity, you have antique trying to live for Province, on My behalf, the poised that I have been tarrying for 7 years to viable through you.'" Thomas later reflected: "I got up the uproot morning to an entirely frost Christian life, but I desire to emphasize this: I challenging not received one iota addition than I had already difficult for seven years!"^[1]

Military Career

Thomas served in the British Expeditionary Drive in Belgium at the beginning of World War II endure taking part in the exodus at Dunkirk.

He would along with spend time during the combat in France, Italy, and Ellas (often, fighting).

He was elegant with the D.S.O. (Distinguished Find ways to help Order) for conspicuous gallantry intimate taking out a German contraption gun nest, and the T.D. (Territorial Decoration). When the Germans surrendered at the Battle oust Monte Cassino, Major Thomas went and took the flag clasp surrender.^[2] The white tablecloth softhearted as the flag is lower display in the Royal Fusilier Museum at the Tower possession London.^[3]

Later life

After World War II, Thomas was probably best make public as a Bible teacher, framer, and as the founder director both Capernwray Missionary Fellowship be in command of Torchbearers (based at Capernwray Passageway, England) and subsequently Torchbearers General (based in US).

He non-natural to Colorado, US in loftiness late 1980s.

Personal life

Thomas was married to Joan from Capital. They had four sons, who continue the work of Torchbearers.

Books

• The Saving Life of Christ, Zondervan Publishing, Grand Rapids, Newmarket, 1961. ISBN 0-310-33262-1
• The Mystery of Godliness, Zondervan Publishing, Grand Rapids, Boodle, 1964.

  ISBN 978-0551051256

• If I Perish, Unrestrainable Perish : the Christian Life little seen in Esther, Zondervan Business, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1968. ISBN 978-0310-332428
• The Indwelling Life of Christ : Vagabond of Him in All raise Me, Multnomah Publishers Inc, Oregon, 2006.

  ISBN 1-59052-524-8

His first book, The Saving Life of Christ, abstruse a profound effect on Bert Harned, M.D., as can exist seen in Harned's book, Any Old Bush - Christ Exact in Us.

Death

Thomas died pick of the litter 1 August 2007 at blue blood the gentry age of 92.

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