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Charles Grandison Finney was an American religious leader and minister, born on August 29, 1792, and died on August 16, 1875. Known for his preaching and religious reform activities during the Second Great Awakening, Finney is considered one of the key figures in the American religious revival movement.

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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.”

Country Christian Courses Nations Church Religious Duty Regard Gods Will Curse Bless Duty To God

Author:Charles Grandison Finney

“Evermore the Law must prepare the way for the gospel. To overlook this in instructing souls is almost certain to result in false hope, the introduction of a false standard of Christian experience, and to fill the Church with false converts... Time will make this plain.”

Way Soul Christian Law Certain Church Results Standards Introduction Evermore False Hope

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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.”

Ifs World Church Draws Presence Of God

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“How often God visited the Jewish Church with judgments because they would not repent and be revived at the call of His prophets! How often have we seen Churches, and even whole denominations, cursed with a curse, because they would not wake up and seek the Lord.”

Whole Church Lord Judgment Wake Up Curse Prophet Repent Cursed Denominations

Book:Lectures on Revivals of Religion

Source: Lectures on Revivals of Religion

“The end for which Christ lives, and for which He has left His church in the world, is the salvation of sinners.”

World Ends Left Christ Church Salvation Sinner

Book:Lectures to Professing Christians

Source: Lectures to Professing Christians

“When the church finds its members falling into gross and scandalous sins, then it is time for the church to awake and cry to God for a Revival of Religion.”

Fall Church Sin Cry Members Awake Gross Revival Scandalous

Book:Lectures on Revivals of Religion

Source: Lectures on Revivals of Religion

“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.”

Should Night Church Cities Break Hell Fire Stupid Duty Awake Sinner Careless Sinking Break Out Great Cities Fireman Unconcerned

Book:Lectures on Revivals of Religion

Source: Lectures on Revivals of Religion

“When there is a spirit of controversy in the church or in the land, a revival is needful. The spirit of religion is not the spirit of controversy. There can be no prosperity in religion, where the spirit of controversy prevails.”

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Book:Lectures on Revivals of Religion

Source: Lectures on Revivals of Religion