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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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Famous Charles Grandison Finney Quotes

“No man can possibly be benevolent or religious, to the full extent of his obligations, without concerning himself, to a greater or less extent, with the affairs of human government.”

Men Humans Government Religious Greater Affair Obligation Benevolent

Book:Lectures on systematic theology, embracing moral government, the atonement, etc. Revised, enlarged, and partly re-written by the Author ... Edited ... by G. Redford

Source: Lectures on systematic theology, embracing moral government, the atonement, etc. Revised, enlarged, and partly re-written by the Author ... Edited ... by G. Redford

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

Men Judging

Author: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 in rebellion, because they see Him opposed to their selfishness.”

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Book:Lectures to Professing Christians

Source: Lectures to Professing Christians

“I was like you once, long time ago. I believed in the dignity of man. Decency. Humanity. But I was lucky. I found out the truth early, boy. And what is the truth, Stark? It's all very simple. There's no such thing as the dignity of man. Man is a base, pathetic and vulgar animal.”

Men Long Humanity Found Simple Animal Boys Like You Lucky Long Time Dignity Vulgar Decency Pathetic Long Time Ago Starks

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“Some men will spin out a long prayer telling God who and what he is, or they pray out a whole system of divinity. Some people preach, others exhort the people, till everybody wishes they would stop, and God wishes so, too, most undoubtedly.”

People Men Long Whole Wish Prayer Praying Divinity Godly

Author: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 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.”

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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.”

Ifs Men Character Action Moral Morality Agents Incapable Free Man Moral Character Moral Action

Book:Lectures on systematic theology, embracing moral government, the atonement, etc. Revised, enlarged, and partly re-written by the Author ... Edited ... by G. Redford

Source: Lectures on systematic theology, embracing moral government, the atonement, etc. Revised, enlarged, and partly re-written by the Author ... Edited ... by G. Redford

“It is a mournful fact that most men, and indeed all men of worldly character, have so much regard to public opinion that they dare not act according to the dictates of their consciences when acting thus would incur the popular frown.”

Men Character Facts Acting Opinion Conscience Regard Dare Denial Worldly Public Opinion Self-denial

Book:Lectures on systematic theology, embracing moral government, the atonement, etc. Revised, enlarged, and partly re-written by the Author ... Edited ... by G. Redford

Source: Lectures on systematic theology, embracing moral government, the atonement, etc. Revised, enlarged, and partly re-written by the Author ... Edited ... by G. Redford