Charles Grandison Finney Quotes

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• The time has come that Christians must vote for honest men and take consistent ground in politics or the Lord will curse them. . . . Christians have been exceedingly guilty in this matter. But the time has come when they must act differently. . . . Christians seem to act as if they thought God did not see what they do in politics. But I tell you He does see it - and He will bless or curse this nation according to the course they Christians take in politics.

  Charles Grandison Finney

  Christian, Men, Voting

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• 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.

  Charles Grandison Finney

  Giving Up, Humility, Desire

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• 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.

  Charles Grandison Finney

  Church, World, Draws

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• Sin is the most expensive thing in the universe. Nothing else can cost so much.

  Charles Grandison Finney

  Christian, Cost, Sin

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• 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.

  Charles Grandison Finney

  Fire, Soul, World

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• A revival is nothing else than a new beginning of obedience to God.

  Charles Grandison Finney

  New Beginnings, Obedience, Revival

  Charles Grandison Finney (1835). “Lectures on Revivals of Religion”, p.14

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• 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.

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  Christian, Prayer, Heart

  Charles Grandison Finney (1835). “Lectures on Revivals of Religion”, p.114

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• A state of mind that sees God in everything is evidence of growth in grace and a thankful heart.

  Charles Grandison Finney

  Heart, Thank You God, Grace

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

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  Believe, Practice, Deceiving

  Charles Grandison Finney (1837). “Lectures to Professing Christians”, p.9

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• The Church must take right ground in regard to politics... Politics are a part of a religion in such a country as this, and Christians must do their duty to the country as part of their duty to God... God will bless or curse this nation, according to the course Christians take in politics.

  Charles Grandison Finney

  Christian, Country, Religious

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• Ministers often preach about the Gospel instead of preaching the Gospel. They often preach about sinners instead of preaching to them.

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  Preaching The Gospel, Ministers, Preaching

  Charles Grandison Finney (2002). “The Original Memoirs of Charles G. Finney”, p.107, Harper Collins

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• 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.

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  Sacrifice, Feet, Yield

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• A revival may be expected when Christians have a spirit of prayer for a revival. That is, when they pray as if their hearts were set upon it. When Christians have the spirit of prayer for a revival. When they go about groaning out their hearts desire. When they have real travail of soul.

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  Christian, Prayer, Real

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• 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.

  Charles Grandison Finney

  Prayer, Offering, Quality

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• There can be no revival when Mr. Amen and Mr. Wet-Eyes are not found in the audience.

  Charles Grandison Finney

  Eye, Godly, Revival

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• Unless I had the spirit of prayer, I could do nothing.

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  Prayer, Spirit

  Charles Grandison Finney (2002). “The Original Memoirs of Charles G. Finney”, p.160, Harper Collins

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• When sinners are careless and stupid, and sinking into hell unconcerned, it is time the church should bestir themselves. It is as much the duty of the church to awake, as it is for the firemen to awake when a fire breaks out in the night in a great city.

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  Stupid, Night, Fire

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

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• Revival comes from heaven when heroic souls enter the conflict determined to win or die - or if need be, to win and die! The kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

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  Winning, Heaven, Soul

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• It is the great business of every Christian to save souls. People complain that they do not know how to take hold of this matter. Why, the reason is plain enough; they have never studied it. They have never taken the proper pains to qualify themselves for the work. 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.

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  Christian, Pain, Taken

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• Effective prayer is prayer that attains what it seeks. It is prayer that moves God, effecting its end.

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  Prayer, Moving, Ends

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• 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.

  Charles Grandison Finney

  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

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• 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.

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  Hate, Heart, Men

  Charles Grandison Finney (1837). “Lectures to Professing Christians”, p.10

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

  Charles Grandison Finney

  Feelings, Repentance, Willing

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• No government is lawful or innocent that does not recognize the moral law as the only universal law, and God as the Supreme Lawgiver and Judge, to whom nations in their national capacity, as well as individuals, are amenable.

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  Government, Law, Judging

  Charles Grandison Finney (1846). “Lectures on Systematic Theology: Embracing Lectures on Moral Government, Together with Atonement, Moral and Physical Depravity, Regeneration, Philosophical Theories, and Evidences of Regeneration”, p.435

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• It is the great business of every Christian to save souls.

  Charles Grandison Finney

  Christian, Soul, Great Business

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