R.A. Torrey

First Academic Dean of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles; Evangelist to Four Continents.

Recent Essays

Women Teaching and Talking in Church

| Theology | 07.21.2009

Q: How do you explain I Tim 2:12: But I suffer not a woman to teach nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence?" A: The Revised Version gives the meaning more plainly: "But I permit not a woman to teach, nor... Read More...

Sunday, the Christian Sabbath

| Theology | 07.15.2009

Q: Why was the Jewish Sabbath, fixed by the law of God, changed to the day which the heathen emperor Constantine fixed, and was the change in accordance with the law of God who says that not one jot or tittle of the law shoul... Read More...

Premillennial, Not Near-Sighted

| Theology | 07.07.2009

Q: Will those who really believe in the imminent coming of the Lord spend their time in building big structures, even for Christian work? A: There is no reason why those who believe that the Lord may come at any time shoul... Read More...

Armageddon, the Great War, and the Prince of Peace

| Theology | 06.30.2009

Q: Is the tremendous battle now going on between Germany and the allies the battle of Armageddon prophesied in Scripture? A: No, certainly not. That battle is to be fought in Palestine (Megiddo, in the Plain of Jezreel... Read More...

Staggered by Bible Trouble

| Theology | 06.23.2009

Q: I want to believe in every word taught or inspired by the Holy Spirit, but I am simply staggered when I read statements of I Kings 20:30 and I Samuel 6:19. Can you give me any relief? If the figures are incorrectly transla... Read More...

Ask Dr. Torrey

| Theology | 06.17.2009

“Are we in the time of which our Lord speaks when He says, ‘When these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh?” (Luke 21:28). There are many t... Read More...

Q&A: Soul and Spirit, The Mark of Cain, This Generation

| Theology | 06.09.2009

Please explain the difference between soul and spirit. The Bible clearly teaches that man possesses not a two-fold nature as it is ordinarily put but a three-fold nature, not merely soul and body but Spirit, Soul and Body ... Read More...

Introducing the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

| Theology | 06.04.2009

About twenty years ago I saw for the first time "The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge." I was interested in the book at once, and commenced to use it in my daily study of the Word of God. I went through book after book of the ... Read More...
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Collected Quotations

"We send our children to school, they are not allowed to think; they are simply crammed and crammed."
R. A. Torrey, The Voice of God in the Present Hour (1917)
"I have seen very dull minds become keen by holding them right down to the grindstone."
R. A. Torrey, Methods of Bible Study
"How eagerly and persistently we seek a little admiration and praise from men. How gladly we accept it when it comes. How we treasure the fine things that are said about us in newspapers or in books. Let us have done with it! Let us so utterly love God that His approval is all we care for and all we will accept."
R. A. Torrey, The Real Christ
"The human mind has been expanding for more that eighteen centuries since Jesus Christ spoke here on earth, but it has not outgrown Him."
R. A. Torrey, The Voice of God in the Present Hour



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Biographical Sketch

He Being Dead Yet Speaketh

Biographical Sketch

R. A. Torrey ruled the world.

Publication Overview

R.A.Torrey wrote dozens of books.

Top 10 Books

Christ and the Scriptures (Adolph Saphir)
The Hidden Life: Thoughts on our Communion with God (Adolph Saphir)
The Divine Unity of Scripture (Adolph Saphir)
Wonders of Prophecy (John Urquhart)
The Growing Church (Clelland Boyd McAfee)
The Higher Criticism and the New Theology (Compiled and edited by R. A. Torrey)
Satan (Lewis S. Chafer)
The Lord from Heaven (Sir Robert Anderson)
Doubter's Doubts About Science and Religion (Sir Robert Anderson)
The Gospel and Its Ministry (Sir Robert Anderson)