How to Succeed in the Christian Life

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart, and lean not upon thine own understanding: In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. – Proverbs 3:5-6


“I have for years felt the need of a book to put in the hands of those beginning the Christian life that would tell them just how to make a complete success of this new life upon which they were entering. I could find no such book, so I have been driven to write one. This book aims to tell the young convert just what he most needs to know. I hope that pastors and evangelists and other Christian workers may find it a good book to put in the hands of young converts. I hope that it may also prove a helpful book to many who have long been Christians but have not made that headway in the Christian life that they long for.”

- Reuben A. Torrey


List of Chapters

Ch. 1: Beginning Right

Ch. 2: An Open Confession of Christ

Ch. 3: Assurance of Salvation

Ch. 4: Receiving the Holy Spirit

Ch. 5: Looking Unto Jesus

Ch. 6: Church Membership

Ch. 7: Bible Study

Ch. 8: Difficulties in the Bible

Ch. 9: Prayer

Ch. 10: Working for Christ

Ch. 11: Foreign Missions

Ch. 12: Companions

Ch. 13: Amusements

Ch. 14: Persecution

Ch. 15: Guidance