Charles Grandison Finney

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

— Charles Grandison Finney

When there is a spirit of controversy in the church or in the land, a revival is needful. The spirit of religion…

— Charles Grandison Finney

“I felt like rebuking them with all my heart and yet with a compassion which they could not mistake. I never knew…

— Charles Grandison Finney

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

— Charles Grandison Finney

The Church must take right ground in regard to politics... Politics are a part of a religion in such a country as…

— Charles Grandison Finney

The reason why wicked men and devils hate God is, because they see Him in relation to themselves. Their hearts rise up…

— Charles Grandison Finney

Every moment of your lives you are exerting a tremendous influence, that will tell on the immortal interests of souls around you.…

— Charles Grandison Finney

Unless the will is free, man has no freedom; and if he has no freedom he is not a moral agent, that…

— Charles Grandison Finney

The time has come that Christians must vote for honest men and take consistent ground in politics or the Lord will curse…

— Charles Grandison Finney

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

— Charles Grandison Finney

Revival is a renewed conviction of sin and repentance, followed by an intense desire to live in obedience to God. It is…

— Charles Grandison Finney

No man can possibly be benevolent or religious, to the full extent of his obligations, without concerning himself, to a greater or…

— Charles Grandison Finney

There can be no higher enjoyment found in this world that is found in pulling souls out of the fire and bringing…

— Charles Grandison Finney

Understand now what lying is. Any species of designed deception. If the deception is not designed it is not lying. But if…

— Charles Grandison Finney

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

— Charles Grandison Finney

The obligation of human beings to support and obey human governments, while they legislate upon the principles of the moral law, is…

— Charles Grandison Finney

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

— Charles Grandison Finney

Often, without being at all aware of it, men judge themselves, not by God's rule, but by their own.

— Charles Grandison Finney

Some men will spin out a long prayer telling God who and what he is, or they pray out a whole system…

— Charles Grandison Finney

A revival of religion presupposes a declension.

— Charles Grandison Finney

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

— Charles Grandison Finney

When you come back to God for pardon and salvation, come with all you have to lay all at his feet. Come…

— Charles Grandison Finney

How often God visited the Jewish Church with judgments because they would not repent and be revived at the call of His…

— Charles Grandison Finney

Every member must work or quit. No honorary members.

— Charles Grandison Finney

When there is no offense I make no defense.

— Charles Grandison Finney