R.A. Torrey Quotes

Worship is adoring contemplation of God.

Every true revival ... has had its earthly origin in prayer.

Prayer that is born of meditation upon the Word of God is the prayer that soars upward most easily to God's listening ears.

If you in any way abate the doctrine of hell, it will abate your zeal.

Tell me your doctrine of the Fall and I will tell you the state of your theology.

The failure to return thanks for definite blessings received is a manifestation of ingratitude that grieves Jesus Christ.

I am ready to meet God face to face tonight and look into those eyes of infinite holiness, for all my sins are covered by the atoning blood.

I. All the distinctive characteristics of personality are ascribed to the Holy Spirit in the Bible.

Wealth, honors, pleasures, is not so eagerly to be desired as the forgiveness of our sins.

There are two ways of reaching the people. One way is to invite them to come to you, the other way is to go to them.

Those who truly believe on Jesus Christ are saved from all fear.

I would rather go to heaven alone than go to hell in company.

It is of the highest importance from the standpoint of experience that we know the Holy Spirit as a person.

We are not saved by denying self, or taking up our cross, or doing anything else, we are saved by simply believing in Jesus.

Pray for great things, expect great things, work for great things, but above all pray.

The truly wise man is he who always believes the Bible against the opinions of any man.

To win men to acceptance of Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord is the only reason Christians are left in this world.

The one who expects God to do as he asks Him must on his part do whatever God bids him.

If loving God with all our heart and soul and might is the greatest commandment, then it follows that not loving Him that way is the greatest sin.

Any church may have a mighty man of God for its pastor, if it is willing to pay the price, and that price is not a big salary, but great praying.

God has not changed; and His ear is just as quick to hear the voice of real prayer, and His hand is just as long and strong to save; as it ever was.

Prayer will promote our personal holiness as nothing else, except the study of the Word of God.

Triumphant prayer is almost impossible where there is neglect of the study of the Word of God.

The Spirit, when He prays through us, or helps us to meet the mighty "ougthness" of right praying, trims our praying down to the will of God ...

If you make a great deal of Christ, He will make a great deal of you; but if you make but a little of Christ, Christ will make but a little of you.

The one who is truly born again will love the Word of God.

There are at least four distinct lines of proof in the Bible that the Holy Spirit is a person.

If we then let the words of Christ abide in us, they will stir us up in prayer.

Prayer is the key that unlocks all the storehouses of God's ... grace and power.

The best book in the
world to put into the hands of one who desires to know about Jesus and
to be saved is the gospel of John.

Faith gets the most; love works the most; but humility keeps the most.

Every Christian who does not study, really study, the Bible every day is a fool.

God's Word is pure and sure, in spite of the devil, in spite of your fear, in spite of everything.

Those persons who know the deep peace of God, the unfathomable peace that passeth all understanding, are always men and women of much prayer.

The life of entire surrender is a joyous life all along the way.

If I am to have faith when I pray, I must find some promise in the Word of God to rest my faith on

The chief purpose of prayer is that God may be glorified in the answer.