Sermons & Devotionals by Charles G. Finney
Charles G. Finney
Prof. Finney's Letters.--No. 33.
Dear Brother: As I have continued to read what has been said in various publications, on the subject of entire sanctification, I have been more and more struck with the fact, that the difficulties in the way of a right understanding of the subject in most minds, and especially in the minds of minist... Read More
Charles G. Finney
Prof. Finney's Letters.--No. 34.
Dear Brother: Before I pass to the second point to be discussed, I wish to call the attention of the brethren to the subject of my last letter; especially as circumstances, over which I had no control, prevented the present letter from having a place in the last number of your paper. I might enlarge... Read More
Charles G. Finney
Prof. Finney's Letters.--No. 35.
Dear Brother: On recurring to Pres. EDWARDS on the WILL, since my last, I perceive that I misapprehended the meaning of his proposition, that the will or choice universally is as the greatest apparent good is. He so explains the sense in which he uses the term good, as to mean by the proposition, on... Read More
Charles G. Finney
Prof. Finney's Letters.--No. 36.
DEAR BROTHER: I come now to show: V. THAT MORAL CHARACTER IS ALWAYS WHOLLY RIGHT OR WHOLLY WRONG, AND NEVER PARTLY RIGHT AND PARTLY WRONG AT THE SAME TIME. In the commencement of this letter, I must again remind your readers of that in which moral character consist, and occupy a few moments in stati... Read More
Charles G. Finney
Prof. Finney's Letters.--No. 37
DEAR BROTHER: I come now, according to my plan, to show: VI. WHAT ENTIRE SANCTIFICATION IS. It is agreed on all hands, that entire sanctification consists in entire obedience to the law of God. The great point of inquiry, therefore, is, what is the spirit, or real meaning of the requirement "Thou sh... Read More
Charles G. Finney
Prof. Finney's Letters.--No. 38.
Dear Brother: I come now, according to my plan, to show: VII. THAT REGENERATION IS ENTIRE SANCTIFICATION, CONSIDERED AS AN ACT IN OPPOSITION TO A STATE. 1. Regeneration, or a change of heart, is a change in the ultimate intention, or in the choice of the great end or object of life; or, it is a turn... Read More
Charles G. Finney
Prof. Finney's Letters.--No. 39.
DEAR BROTHER: Let us now notice: X. THAT A STATE OF ENTIRE SANCTIFICATION IS ATTAINABLE IN THIS LIFE. By this proposition I mean, that this state is attainable in a practicable sense, and in such a sense as to render the expectation of making this attainment rational to those who set their hearts up... Read More
Charles G. Finney
Prof. Finney's View on Justification by Faith
In place of our usual sermon, we have thought it best to lay before our readers some extracts from Prof. Finney's recently published volume, on the point of justification. Our reasons for this are, (1.) The intrinsic importance of the subject. (2.) To give our readers a specimen of the book that the... Read More
Charles G. Finney
Professor Finney's Letter.--No. 26.
Beloved in the Lord: In my last I expressed the hope, if not the opinion, that no Christian church would excommunicate you simply for believing the doctrine of entire and permanent sanctification in this life. Since writing that letter, I have learned with surprise and grief, that at least a portion... Read More
Charles G. Finney
PROFESSOR FINNEY'S LETTERS TO CHRISTIANS No. 2
WHY DO YOU USE TOBACCO? [continued in next letter--Ed.] The practice of using tobacco is very general even among professing Christians. Have they any good reason for it? Now, my Brother, my Sister, if you are in the habit of using tobacco in any way, will you consider yourself as personally addresse... Read More
Charles G. Finney
PROFESSOR FINNEY'S LETTERS TO CHRISTIANS No. 3.
WHY DO YOU USE TOBACCO? [Continued from previous letter--Ed.] Example is the highest moral influence that can be exerted. Said a father, who used tobacco, "I do not know how it is, I have told my boys again and again not to use tobacco, but, in spite of all my advice, every one of them has got into ... Read More
Charles G. Finney
Professor Finney's Letters--No. 24.
Beloved in the Lord: The present is a time of trial with you, and I feel as if it was of the utmost importance, that in these days you should "possess your souls in patience"--that "patience should have its perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing." As I have heard much of ou... Read More
Charles G. Finney
Professor Finney's Letters--No. 27
Beloved in the Lord: In my last letter I made some remarks upon the impropriety of your withdrawing from the churches to which you belong, either upon your own suggestion, or upon the suggestion of the churches themselves, unless for the purpose of uniting with some other evangelical church. Permit ... Read More
Charles G. Finney
Professor Finney's Letters--No. 28.
Beloved in the Lord: Since my last it has been suggested to me, that some of you have thought yourselves warranted in withdrawing from the particular churches to which you belong, because they lived in the open violation of their covenant engagements; and even account it a heresy in you, to profess ... Read More
Charles G. Finney
Professor Finney's Letters. --No. 29.
Dear Brother: In my lectures on entire sanctification, in the last volume of your paper, I gave an intimation, that I might notice and reply to any objection that might be seriously felt by myself or others, to the view I then presented. There are two objections that seem to have been felt by a numb... Read More
Charles G. Finney
Professor Finney's Letters. --No. 30.
Dear Brother: I will now quote the remaining paragraph from the esteemed brother's letter, mentioned in my last, and make a few remarks upon it. "One point is what you say of the claims of the law, in the Oberlin Evangelist, Vol. 2, p. 50: -- 'The question is, what does the law of God require of Chr... Read More
Charles G. Finney
Professor Finney's Letters.--No. 31
Prof. Finney returned from Cleveland in time to write the following letter, for the last side of the paper. His Lecture will resume its place in our next. Dear Brother: I have seen several remarks in the papers of late, and have heard several suggestions from various quarters, which have but increas... Read More
Charles G. Finney
PROVE ALL THINGS
TEXT.--Prove all things: hold fast that which is good.-- 1 Thess. 5:21. In speaking from this text, I remark, 1. That it enjoins the duty of fundamental and thorough inquiry on religious subjects. It requires us to know the reason of our faith and practice, that our piety may not be superstition, bu... Read More
Charles G. Finney
PUTTING ON CHRIST
'But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof.'--Rom. 13:14. It is my purpose to show, I. WHAT IS INTENDED BY THIS COMMAND. II. WHAT IS IMPLIED IN OBEYING IT. III. SOME OF THE ESSENTIAL CONDITIONS OF OBEDIENCE TO IT. IV. OBLIGATION TO OBEY T... Read More
Charles G. Finney
Putting on Christ
'But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof.'--Rom. 13:14. It is my purpose to show, I. WHAT IS INTENDED BY THIS COMMAND. II. WHAT IS IMPLIED IN OBEYING IT. III. SOME OF THE ESSENTIAL CONDITIONS OF OBEDIENCE TO IT. IV. OBLIGATION TO OBEY T... Read More
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Charles Finney (1792 - 1875)
Known as one of the leaders in the Second Great Awakening revival in America. He was a revivalist who called for deep introspection of sin and preaching of the law to bring about sin. He was known to preach 30+ nights on sin and than the last night on Christ to have people flee to Him for mercy. Used greatly in the book: "Revivals of Religion" which is a classic on the subject of revival.He preached on the true Baptism of the Holy Spirit and its necessity. In his revivalistic campaigns he was used of the Lord to bring some estimate over 50,000 souls to the Lord which many were sound converts. There has been questions raised surrounding his theology in the later years of his ministry but this does not discredit that God used him powerfully in revival and for God's kingdom.
Charles Finney was born in Connecticut to an ordinary family and life that gave little hint of the great things God had in store for him. He was a schoolteacher and then a lawyer before his conversion at age 29. Finney was filled with the Holy Spirit on the same day he was saved and immediately began witnessing to friends and family members. More than twenty people were saved in the 24 hours following Finney's conversion. Finney's personal evangelism soon became public evangelism as he began to travel and preach in extended revival meetings. He considered revival to be a natural result of following the instructions God had laid out in His Word.
During Finney's fifty years of preaching, more than 500,000 were saved. He wrote many books, the most enduring of which are The Autobiography of Charles Finney and Lectures on Revival of Religion. After ill health forced him to stop traveling in meetings, he accepted the pastorate of a church in New York City. From 1852 until 1866 he served as president of Oberlin College in Ohio. Although some of his theology was lacking, he was a powerful, Spirit-filled soul winner who brought revival to cities and towns across the eastern United States.