R.A. Torrey taught charismatic heresy and legalism. Click here for a critique of Torrey's book The Holy Spirit: Who He is and What He Does in which he lays out "seven easy steps" to receiving the Baptism in the Holy Spirit.

Torrey was a perfectionist in the extreme, and his advice is centered on human effort to "acheive" favor and blessing with God. This legalistic view of receiving Holy Spirit baptism by MERIT is the very reverse of sola gracia and sola fide.

Much of Torrey's writings refer to earlier forms of perfectionism, like "entire sanctification," "holiness," "the second blessing" and more recently "Holy Spirit Baptism." In every case the theology is based on merit rather than grace, and wrongly separates "Holy Spirit baptism" from regeneration.

-Robin