The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit

Name: The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
Author: R. A. Torrey

Reuben Archer Torrey (1856–1928) was an American evangelist, pastor, and educator. Trained at Yale and in Germany, he worked with D. L. Moody, superintended the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, and conducted revival campaigns around the world before becoming dean of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. Our library holds his practical manuals How to Pray and The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit, and his Topical Textbook.

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First published: 1910
Category: Theology
Length: 73k words · about 5 hours
Chapters: 25
Narration: 🎧 Volunteer Readers

About this book

R. A. Torrey's clear, Bible-centered teaching on the person and work of the Holy Spirit, published in 1910. Torrey sets out the Spirit's personality and deity, His work in the believer's life, and the baptism with the Holy Spirit as he understood it from Scripture. Direct and practical in style, it reflects the evangelical revival teaching of its era.

Chapter I. The Personality of the Holy Spirit
Chapter II. The Deity of the Holy Spirit
Chapter III. The Distinction of the Holy Spirit from the Father and from His Son, Jesus Christ 🔒
Chapter IV. The Subordination of the Spirit to the Father and to the Son 🔒
Chapter V. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit as Revealed in His Names 🔒
Chapter VI. The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Material Universe 🔒
Chapter VII. The Holy Spirit Convicting the World of Sin, of Righteousness and of Judgment 🔒
Chapter VIII. The Holy Spirit Bearing Witness to Jesus Christ 🔒
Chapter IX. The Regenerating Work of the Holy Spirit 🔒
Chapter X. The Indwelling Spirit Fully and Forever Satisfying 🔒
Chapter XI. The Holy Spirit Setting the Believer Free From the Power of Indwelling Sin 🔒
Chapter XII. The Holy Spirit Forming Christ Within Us 🔒
Chapter XIII. The Holy Spirit Bringing Forth in the Believer Christlike Graces of Character 🔒
Chapter XIV. The Holy Spirit Guiding the Believer Into a Life as a Son 🔒
Chapter XV. The Holy Spirit Bearing Witness to our Sonship 🔒
Chapter XVI. The Holy Spirit as a Teacher 🔒
Chapter XVII. Praying, Returning Thanks, Worshipping in the Holy Spirit 🔒
Chapter XVIII. The Holy Spirit Sending Men Forth to Definite Lines of Work 🔒
Chapter XIX. The Holy Spirit and the Believer's Body 🔒
Chapter XX. The Baptism With the Holy Spirit · Part 1 🔒
Chapter XX. The Baptism With the Holy Spirit · Part 2 🔒
Chapter XX. The Baptism With the Holy Spirit · Part 3 🔒
Chapter XX. The Baptism With the Holy Spirit · Part 4 🔒
Chapter XXI. The Work of the Holy Spirit in Prophets and Apostles 🔒
Chapter XXII. The Work of the Holy Spirit In Jesus Christ 🔒