Charles Finney: The Great Revivalist

I read the autobiography of Finney and found him to be a man who loved and served God and did not buy into the calvinistic lies that a Christian should not be responsible for his own actions.... for others to tear Finney apart as heretic is disgraceful from a so called believer! .......... examine your own heart... as for the slandering review of Finney.... you show no grounds yet you slander a brother!?!?!?! I am sure "Michael Horton" or the one hiding behind "a customer" are not one of those humble CALVINIST who declares "GRACE TO ALL!" and who would NEVER tear apart another brother (but build them up) if they did not agree with their theology....or burn them at the stake as "Saint Calvin" did....or would they.... as a good calvinist once told me when ask if God sends babies to hell ......the reply..... "only God knows".....????

I would recommend any Charles Finney book to anybody who is hungry for more of God. Charles Finney was a man possessed by God and the Holy Spirit. He emphasized the grace of God and our need for a Savior to make it into heaven. I think the big problem that American Christians have with Finney is that he actually places responsibility on the person to work out his salvation. We are so afraid that if we make any kind of effort we are taking the work of salvation out of God's hands and placing it into our own. Finney actually says that there must be a change when a person accepts Christ as their Savior; that they must live a holy life, and that if they turn their back on God and live a life of sin, they may actually lose their salvation. When you look at the statistics of the American church, a divorce rate that would make most any other country blush, sexual sin running rampant throughout so called believers, the lack of fire and zeal for the glory of Christ and the advancement of God's kingdom, it is no wonder that American Christians would have a problem with Finney's theology and his call to live a consecrated, holy and Spirit-filled life throughout their time here on this earth.