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  • The obligation of human beings to support and obey human governments, while they legislate upon the principles of the moral law, is an unalterable as the moral law itself.

    Charles Grandison Finney (1840). “Skeletons of a Course of Theological Lectures”, p.238
  • How often God visited the Jewish Church with judgments because they would not repent and be revived at the call of His prophets! How often have we seen Churches, and even whole denominations, cursed with a curse, because they would not wake up and seek the Lord.

    Charles Grandison Finney (1835). “Lectures on Revivals of Religion”, p.24
  • Nothing tends more to cement the hearts of Christians than praying together. Never do they love one another so well as when they witness the outpouring of each other's hearts in prayer.

    Charles Grandison Finney (1835). “Lectures on Revivals of Religion”, p.114
  • When there is no offense I make no defense.

  • Unless the will is free, man has no freedom; and if he has no freedom he is not a moral agent, that is, he is incapable of moral action and also of moral character.

    Character   Men   Agents  
    Charles Grandison Finney, George REDFORD (D.D.) (1851). “Lectures on systematic theology, embracing moral government, the atonement, etc. Revised, enlarged, and partly re-written by the Author ... Edited ... by G. Redford”, p.29
  • I was like you once, long time ago. I believed in the dignity of man. Decency. Humanity. But I was lucky. I found out the truth early, boy. And what is the truth, Stark? It's all very simple. There's no such thing as the dignity of man. Man is a base, pathetic and vulgar animal.

    Men   Animal   Boys  
  • The reason why wicked men and devils hate God is, because they see Him in relation to themselves. Their hearts rise up in rebellion, because they see Him opposed to their selfishness.

    Hate   Heart   Men  
    Charles Grandison Finney (1837). “Lectures to Professing Christians”, p.10
  • There can be no higher enjoyment found in this world that is found in pulling souls out of the fire and bringing them to Christ.

    Fire   Soul   World  
  • Evermore the Law must prepare the way for the gospel. To overlook this in instructing souls is almost certain to result in false hope, the introduction of a false standard of Christian experience, and to fill the Church with false converts... Time will make this plain.

    Christian   Law   Soul  
  • There is a fear of the Lord which is the beginning of wisdom, which is founded in love. There is also a slavish fear, which is a mere dread of evil, and is purely selfish.

    Selfish   Evil   Lord  
    Charles Grandison Finney (1837). “Lectures to Professing Christians”, p.16
  • When you come back to God for pardon and salvation, come with all you have to lay all at his feet. Come with your body, to offer it as a living sacrifice upon His altar. Come with your soul and all its powers, and yield them in willing consecration to your God and Saviour. Come, bring them all along-everything, body, soul, intellect, imagination, acquirements-all, without reserve.

    Sacrifice   Feet   Yield  
  • You hear the word, and believe it in theory, while you deny it in practice. I say to you, that 'you deceive yourselves'.

    Charles Grandison Finney (1837). “Lectures to Professing Christians”, p.9
  • Prevailing prayer is that which secures an answer. Saying prayers is not offering prevailing prayer. The prevalence of prayer does not depend so much on quantity as on quality.

  • A revival of religion presupposes a declension.

    Revival  
    Charles Grandison Finney (1835). “Lectures on Revivals of Religion”, p.9
  • Some men will spin out a long prayer telling God who and what he is, or they pray out a whole system of divinity. Some people preach, others exhort the people, till everybody wishes they would stop, and God wishes so, too, most undoubtedly.

    Prayer   Godly   Men  
  • Revival is a renewed conviction of sin and repentance, followed by an intense desire to live in obedience to God. It is giving up one's will to God in deep humility.

  • It is a mournful fact that most men, and indeed all men of worldly character, have so much regard to public opinion that they dare not act according to the dictates of their consciences when acting thus would incur the popular frown.

    Character   Men   Acting  
    Charles Grandison Finney, George REDFORD (D.D.) (1851). “Lectures on systematic theology, embracing moral government, the atonement, etc. Revised, enlarged, and partly re-written by the Author ... Edited ... by G. Redford”, p.455
  • The end for which Christ lives, and for which He has left His church in the world, is the salvation of sinners.

    Church   World   Christ  
    Charles Grandison Finney (1837). “Lectures to Professing Christians”, p.23
  • Understand now what lying is. Any species of designed deception. If the deception is not designed it is not lying. But if you design to make an impression contrary to the naked truth, you lie.

    Charles Grandison Finney (1835). “Lectures on Revivals of Religion”, p.40
  • If the presence of God is in the church, the church will draw the world in. If the presence of God is not in the church, the world will draw the church out.

    Church   World   Draws  
  • Why will God's creatures sin against his throne? Can there be such madness in beings gifted with reason's light?

    Light   Thrones   Madness  
    Charles Grandison Finney (1965). “So great salvation: evangelistic messages”
  • It is the great business of every Christian to save souls.

  • He that winneth souls is wise (Proverbs 11:30) - Those are the best educated ministers, who win the most souls.

    Wise   Winning   Soul  
  • Repentance is a change of willing, of feeling and of living, in respect to God.

  • If you do not make it a matter of study, how you may successfully act in building up the kingdom of Christ, you are acting a very wicked and absurd part as a Christian.

    Charles Grandison Finney (1835). “Lectures on revivals of religion”, p.159
  • No man can possibly be benevolent or religious, to the full extent of his obligations, without concerning himself, to a greater or less extent, with the affairs of human government.

    Religious   Men   Affair  
    Charles Grandison Finney, George REDFORD (D.D.) (1851). “Lectures on systematic theology, embracing moral government, the atonement, etc. Revised, enlarged, and partly re-written by the Author ... Edited ... by G. Redford”, p.357
  • When the church finds its members falling into gross and scandalous sins, then it is time for the church to awake and cry to God for a Revival of Religion.

    Fall   Church   Cry  
    Charles Grandison Finney (1835). “Lectures on Revivals of Religion”, p.22
  • Ministers often preach about the Gospel instead of preaching the Gospel. They often preach about sinners instead of preaching to them.

    Charles Grandison Finney (2002). “The Original Memoirs of Charles G. Finney”, p.107, Harper Collins
  • Every member must work or quit. No honorary members.

  • When there is a spirit of controversy in the church or in the land, a revival is needful. The spirit of religion is not the spirit of controversy. There can be no prosperity in religion, where the spirit of controversy prevails.

    Land   Church   Spirit  
    Charles Grandison Finney (1835). “Lectures on Revivals of Religion”, p.22
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