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How to Succeed in the Christian Life

Project Gutenberg Online Catalog Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Torrey, R. A. (Reuben Archer), 1856-1928.
Language:
English
Physical Description:
1 online resource : multiple file formats
Place of Publication:
Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,
Summary:
"How to Succeed in the Christian Life" by R. A. Torrey is a practical guide written in the early 20th century. The text aims to assist new converts in understanding and flourishing in their Christian journey, providing essential teachings for living a successful faith-filled life. Key themes include the necessity of accepting Christ as Savior, the importance of prayer and Bible study, and the significance of church involvement. At the start of the book, the author expresses his desire to fill a gap in resources available for those beginning their Christian lives. Torrey emphasizes the importance of starting off on the right foot by accepting Jesus Christ fully, which includes acknowledging Him as both Savior and Lord. He stresses that true Christianity begins with a personal relationship with Christ and encourages new believers to actively integrate their faith into every area of their lives through prayer, Bible study, and sincere confession of their beliefs. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Contents:
Beginning right
The open confession of Christ
Assurance of salvation
Receiving the Holy Spirit
Looking unto Jesus
Church membership
Bible study
Difficulties in the Bible
Prayer
Working for Christ
Foreign missions
Companions
Amusements
Persecution
Guidance.
Credits:
Produced by Heiko Evermann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)
Notes:
Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Release date is 2017-10-13

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