Fear and Trembling

Charles Finney Part 1: Theology Charles G. Finney (1792-1875) ministered at the end of the "Second Great Awakening," a revival that swept America. Finney came out of a Presbyterian background. As recounted in several of his sermons, Finney one day experienced a "baptism of the Holy Ghost… [that] seemed to come in waves of liquid love.” He began to conduct revivals. He preached revival sermons to many people in many different tent revivals. No preacher from his time has had more influence on the modern evangelical church and its methods for evangelism. From mass evangelistic crusades to the church growth movement, Finney’s massive influence lives on. But every preacher’s work flows from his view of theology, and Finney’s theology would not be recognized by most of the modern preachers who have followed his lead. Finney denied that Christ died for our sins. He said, "The doctrine of imputed righteousness, or that Christ’s obedience to the law was accounted as ...

With 328 posts, my blog has become a bit unwieldy. I have considered deleting a number of posts from this blog to make it more succinct, but that doesn’t seem to fit the spirit of blogging. At the risk of being perceived as a monument to my own ego, this post is a set of links to the various posts others might find useful. Apologetics My favorite philosophical arguments for God’s existence are summarized here , here and here . A series that features both philosophical arguments and personal anecdote is here . The are many reasons to accept Christianity which are personal and not philosophical. Richard Dawkins’ arguments are treated here , here and here . Christopher Hitchens’ argument from wish fulfillment is treated here . Some of Victor Stenger’s arguments are treated here and here . My personal testimony is told here and here . The problem with sharing my testimony is brought up here . The problem of evil is treated here , here and here . The v...

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See here and here for summaries of the Tabletalk Issue dealing with the teaching of N. T. Wright. [2/6/10]  See more links and info. on Wright and justification in general  here.