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R. A. Torrey was an American writer known for his profound research into Christian theology and philosophy. His works covered a wide range of topics from psychology to spirituality, profoundly influencing religious thought in the early 20th century.

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“One of the commonest causes of failure in Christian life is found in the attempt to follow some good man whom we greatly admire. No man and no woman, no matter how good, can be safely followed. If we follow any man or woman, we are bound to go astray. There has been but one absolutely perfect Man on this earth-the Man Christ Jesus. If we try to follow any other man we are surer to imitate his faults than his excellencies. Look to Jesus and Jesus only as your Guide.”

Source: CHRISTIAN LIVING: How to Succeed in the Christian Life [Updated and Expanded]

“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.”

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Book:The Power of Prayer and the Prayer of Power

Source: The Power of Prayer and the Prayer of Power

“The truly wise man is he who believes the Bible against the opinions of any man. If the Bible says one thing, and any body of men says another, the wise man will decide, "This book is the Word of him who cannot lie".”

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Author:R. A. Torrey

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

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Book:HOW TO PRAY: The Importance of Prayer [Second Edition]

Source: HOW TO PRAY: The Importance of Prayer [Second Edition]

“Oh, men and women, pray through; pray through! Do not just begin to pray and pray a little while and throw up your hands and quit; but pray and pray and pray until God bends the heavens and comes down.”

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Book:The Power of Prayer and the Prayer of Power

Source: The Power of Prayer and the Prayer of Power

“When the devil sees a man or woman who really believes in prayer, who knows how to pray, and who really does pray, and, above all, when he sees a whole church on its face before God in prayer, he trembles as much as he ever did, for he knows that his day in that church or community is at an end.”

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Book:The Power of Prayer

Source: The Power of Prayer

“I would rather win souls than be the greatest king or emperor on earth; I would rather win souls than be the greatest general that ever commanded an army; I would rather win souls than be the greatest poet, or novelist, or literary man who ever walked the earth. My one ambition in life is to win as many as possible.”

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Author:R. A. Torrey

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

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Author:R. A. Torrey

“The man or woman at home who prays often has as much to do with the effectiveness of the missionary on the field, and consequently with the results of his or her labors, as the missionary.”

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Author:R. A. Torrey

“For eighteen centuries every engine of destruction that human science, philosophy, wit, reasoning or brutality could bring to bear against a book has been brought to bear against that book to stamp it out of the world, but it has a mightier hold on the world today than ever before. If that were man's book it would have been annihilated and forgotten hundreds of years ago.”

Source: Our Bible: How We Got It and Ten Reasons Why I Believe the Bible is the Word of God

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

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Author:R. A. Torrey

About the Author

Born: January 28, 1856
Died: October 26, 1928
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 70

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CHRISTIAN LIVING: How to Succeed in the Christian Life [Updated and Expanded]Related source material

THE PERSON AND WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRITRelated source material

HOW TO PRAY: The Importance of Prayer [Second Edition]Related source material

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The Power of PrayerRelated source material

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