R. A. Torrey

We should confess Christ constantly. We should not be ashamed of our Lord and King. We should let people know that we are on His side. In the home, in the church, at our work, and at our play, we should let others know where we stand.

—R. A. Torrey

Unite with a church where they believe in the Bible and where they preach the Bible. Avoid the churches where words are spoken, open or veiled, that have a tendency to undermine your faith in the Bible as a reliable revelation from God, the only rule of faith and practice.

—R. A. Torrey

Christianity without the atoning blood is a Christianity without mercy for the sinner, without settled peace for the conscience, without genuine forgiveness, without justification, without cleansing, without power. It is not Christianity, but the devil’s own counterfeit.

—R. A. Torrey

Close the day with thanksgiving and prayer. Review all the blessings of the day and thank God in detail for them. Nothing goes farther to increase faith in God and in His Word than a calm review at the close of each day of what God has done for you that day.

—R. A. Torrey

Torrey said this when talking about missions.

“The stingy Christian cannot be a growing Christian. It is wonderful how a Christian begins to grow when he begins to give.”

—R. A. Torrey

God’s Word is pure, in spite of the devil, in spite of your fear, in spite of everything.

—R. A. Torrey

Happy is the Christian that has a little band of friends that meet together regularly for prayer.

—R. A. Torrey

Unite with a church where there is a spirit of prayer, where the prayer-meetings are well kept up.

—R. A. Torrey

There is wonderful freedom in this life of simply following Jesus. This path is straight and plain.

—R. A. Torrey

There are men who worship gold just as really as if they had a sovereign hung up in their bedchamber, and said their prayers to it.

—R. A. Torrey

There are men and women who have a sorrow of such a character that they cannot confide it to any human ear; and they say: “Nobody knows it. Nobody sympathizes with me.” Yes, there is One who knows, and He sympathizes with you—God.

—R. A. Torrey

The Holy Spirit never leads anyone to disobey the Word of God.

—R. A. Torrey

My sin may be as high as the highest mountain, but the sacrifice that covers it is as high as the highest heaven; my guilt may be as deep as the ocean, but the atonement that swallows it up is as deep as eternity.

—R. A. Torrey

Any one who is not a fisher of men is not following Christ.

—R. A. Torrey

I know that some of our knees are a bit old, but I still thought this interesting.

“Oftentimes, it helps us to a realization of the presence of God to read the Bible on our knees. The Bible became a new book to me when I took to reading it on my knees.”

—R. A. Torrey

All supposed leadings of God should be tested by the Word of God. The Bible is God’s revealed will. Any leading that contradicts the plain teaching of the Bible is certainly not the leading of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit does not contradict Himself.

—R. A. Torrey

People tell us the Bible is full of things that are impossible to believe. I know of nothing else so impossible to believe as that a holy God should love such individuals as you and me, as the Bible says He does. But as impossible as it is to believe, it is true.

—R. A. Torrey

Even though no one else seems to be following Jesus, be sure you follow Him.

—R. A. Torrey

You can never convict a man of sin, because that is the work of the Holy Spirit. You can reason and reason and you will fail. It is ours to preach the Word and look to the Holy Spirit to produce conviction.

—R. A. Torrey

The one who neglects his Bible is bound to make a failure of the Christian life.

—R. A. Torrey

There is no perfect church. If you wait until you find a perfect church before you unite with any, you will unite with none, and thus you will belong to a church in which you are the only member, and that is the most imperfect church of all.

—R. A. Torrey

The testimony of Scripture is the testimony of God. What the Scriptures say is absolutely sure. What the Scriptures say God says.

—R. A. Torrey

One can pray while walking the street, or riding in the car, and one should lift the heart to God right in the busiest moments of life, but we need set set times of prayer, times when we go alone with God, shut the door and talk to our Father in the secret place.

—R. A. Torrey

It is not enough that we have our times of secret prayer to God alone with Him, we also need to have fellowship with others in prayer.

—R. A. Torrey

If there is any man or woman who thinks they have a complete mastery over themselves, if there is any man who thinks he has power to break away in his own strength from the sin that is within, he is a sadly deceived man.

—R. A. Torrey

Do not ask God to show you His will and then open your Bible at random and put your finger upon some text and take it out its connection without any relation to its real meaning and decide the will of God in that way. This is an irreverent and improper use of Scripture.

—R. A. Torrey

The reason why many fail in the battle is because they wait until the hour of battle. The reason why others succeed is because they have gained their victory on their knees long before the battle came.

—R. A. Torrey

Stop in the midst of the bustle and hurry and temptation of the day for thanksgiving and prayer. A few minutes spent alone with God at midday will go far to keep you calm in the midst of the worries and anxieties of modern life.

—R. A. Torrey

It is important to know the mind of man. It is absolutely essential to know the mind of God. The place to discover the mind of God is the Bible. This is the Book in which God reveals His mind

—R. A. Torrey

There is more wisdom in the Bible than there is in all the other literature of the ages. The one who studies the Bible will know more of real wisdom than the man who reads every other book and neglects his Bible.

—R. A. Torrey