Charles Finney: Revivalism, Evangelism, and Criticism – Christian Biographies

Charles Finney is a man of great division. To this day, many debate what precisely he believed and whether it was beneficial or …

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  1. No doubt Finney won many souls to the Lord. Finney was a free thinker whether right or wrong in certain points, he was no clone, I respect him for that. He wasn't about patting the brows of religious leaders of the day. A true hero of the faith, in my books.

  2. FINNY WAS A FIRE BRAND AND CHANGE AGENT. HE OPPOSED THE STATUS QUO OF THE PRESENT RELIGIOUS HIERARCHY BECAUSE OF THE "RELIGIOUS FRUIT" IT PRODUCED. YOU WILL KNOW THEM BY THEIR FRUIT. HIS PREACHING CAUSED SOULS TO REPENT AND HATE WHAT IS EVIL AND CLING TO WHAT IS GOOD. THOUSANDS SAVED AND SET FREE, HEARTS CHANGED, BODIES HEALED, SOCIETY REFORMED AND THE PRINCIPLES OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD ADVANCED AND IMPACT ALL OF AMERICA FOR THE GOOD.

  3. Charles Finney is one of the great Revivalist of his time who had received such revelation & transformation of Christ. He was surely taught by & led by The Holy Spirit of God. He was an honorable man, a godly man who sought The Father’s will & a man who boldly preached the true Gospel of Jesus Christ in the love of Christ. God made this man who he was. All glory goes to God.

  4. This man should be honored. If we decide not to give honor where honor is due surely the men iand women that are presently abiding in Heaven are eternally grateful for having heard the gospel by this servant..

  5. Yes l will agree mr nash and others were key to the power of Holy Spirit out pouring in these revivals….
    There were other important keys that were instrumental
    When Finney put the emphasis on the individual for his sin and which through the power of Holy Spirit brought deep conviction and deep repentance which was followed up with a Baptism of the Holy Spirit this brought a total transformation which lasted in many who received this..!
    Prayer is so important but also the real truth must be preached…

  6. We need more Finneys.
    Men and women willing to place God above anything or anyone else.

    Imagine dropping everything in life, giving everything you are, everything you have to God…pleading with Him
    to use you…..and never leaving that attitude behind ….

  7. Revivalism has turned America into the “burned over district”, full of cynicism and skepticism. Finneys hatred of the doctrines of Grace and his belief in man’s free will turns people into Narcissistic, arrogant Pharisees not humble Christians that rely upon Christ. Oberlin College is a liberal hell hole not just progressive. Unitarians have long felt a kinship with Arminianism and despised Calvinism which pretty much tell you everything.

  8. I wish the Lord had used me a tenth as much as Finney. I have studied his "Revivals of Religion" and anything he taught that one might question is minimal. No 2 believers agree on every fine point of doctrine. O Lord revive us again!

  9. Charles Finney was a heretic. This isn’t even debatable. He denied penal substitution. The fact that so many comments praise him just shows how ignorant people are about church history and sound doctrine.

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