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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.

R. A. Torrey

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R. A. Torrey
Age: 72 †
Born: 1856
Born: January 28
Died: 1928
Died: October 26
Theologian
University Teacher
Writer
Hoboken
New Jersey
Reuben Archer Torrey
Reuben Torrey
John
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Jesus
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Gospel

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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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Do not study commentaries, lesson helps or other books about the Bible: study the Bible itself. Do not study about the Bible, study the Bible. The Bible is the Word of God, and only the Bible is the Word of God.
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The reason why many fail in 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. Anticipate your battles fight them on your knees before temptation comes, and you will always have victory.
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I would rather go to heaven alone than go to hell in company.
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It is of the highest importance from the standpoint of experience that we know the Holy Spirit as a person.
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The chief purpose of prayer is that God may be glorified in the answer.
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When the perceptive child of God stops to weigh the meaning of these words, then notes the connection in which they are found, he or she is driven to say, I must pray, pray, pray. I must put all my energy and heart into prayer. Whatever else I do, I must pray.
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The truly wise man is he who always believes the Bible against the opinions of any man.
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Pray for great things, expect great things, work for great things, but above all pray.
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If you in any way abate the doctrine of hell, it will abate your zeal.
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We are too busy to pray, and so we are too busy to have power. We have a great deal of activity, but we accomplish little many services but few conversions much machinery but few results.
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Ninety-nine Christians in every hundred are merely playing at Bible study and therefore ninety-nine Christians in every hundred are mere weaklings, when they might be giants, both in their Christian life and in their service.
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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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Prayer is the key that unlocks all the storehouses of God's. . .grace and power.
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I prayed fifteen years for the conversion of my oldest brother. When he seemed to be getting further and further away from any hope of conversion, I prayed on.
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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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The Devil is perfectly willing that the church should multiply its organizations and its deftly contrived machinery for the conquest of the world for Christ, if it will only give up praying...The Devil is not afraid of machinery he is only afraid of God. And machinery without prayer is machinery without God.
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Prayer that is born of meditation upon the Word of God is the prayer that soars upward most easily to God's listening ears.
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We are not saved by denying self, or taking up our cross, or doing anything else, we are saved by simply believing in Jesus.
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Every true revival from that day to this has had its earthly origin in prayer.
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