How to Bring Men to Christ - Tapa blanda

Sinopsis

"Exceedingly practical." -New York Observer

"An orderly, condensed, inspiring manual for Christian workers. A magnificent textbook on the use of the Bible." -The Golden Rule

"A plain, simple, forcible treatise, judicious and practical, which all Christians will do well to study prayerfully." -The Congregationalist, Boston

"The line of action suggested is one that has been followed with success, and is recommend by experience." -The Watchman

"Has proved very helpful to many students." -Young Men's Era

"Dr. Torrey always writes pointedly and well." -The Presbyterian and Reformed Review

"Mr. Torrey is an exemplification of the truth frequently remarked upon, that one who has special aptitude in a special field of labor is sure to find others of a like spirit." -The Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal

When God has led us to think that He wishes us to make an effort to lead some given individual to Christ, the first question that confronts us is, “How shall I begin?” If the person has gone into an inquiry room, or remained to an after–meeting, or even if they are merely present at prayer–meeting, Sunday–school or other ordinary service of the church, it is comparatively easy. You can then ask him if he is a Christian, or if he would not like to be a Christian, or why he is not a Christian or some other direct and simple question that will lead inevitably to a conversation along this line. But if the person is one in whom you have become interested outside the religious meeting and who is perhaps an entire stranger, it does not at first sight appear so simple, and yet it is not so very difficult. The person can be engaged in conversation on some general topic or on something suggested by passing events, and soon brought around to the great subject. Christ’s conversation with the woman of Samaria in the 4th chapter of John is a very instructive illustration of this. Oftentimes even in dealing with entire strangers it is well to broach the subject at once and ask them if they are Christians or if they are saved or some similar question. If this is done courteously and earnestly it will frequently set even careless people to thinking and result in their conversion. It is astonishing how often one who undertakes this work in humble dependence upon God and under His direction, finds the way prepared and how seldom he receives any rebuff. One day the writer met a man on one of the most crowded streets of Chicago. As I passed him the impulse came to speak to him about the Saviour. Stopping a moment and asking God to show me if the impulse was from Him, I turned around and followed the man. I overtook him in the middle of the street, laid my hand upon his shoulder and said: “My friend, are you a Christian?” He started and said: “That’s a strange question to ask a man.” I said, “I know it, and I do not ask that question of every stranger, but God put it into my heart to ask it of you.” He then told me that his cousin was a minister and had been urging this very matter upon him, that he himself was a graduate of Amherst college, but had been ruined by drink. After further conversation we separated but later the man accepted Christ as his Saviour.

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