A Gentle Reproof
It seemed as if this morning’s baptism was accompanied with a gentle reproof, and the Spirit seemed to say to me, “Will you doubt?” “Will you doubt?” I cried, “No! I will not doubt; I cannot doubt.” He then cleared that subject up so much to my mind that it was in fact impossible for me to doubt that the Spirit of God had taken possession of my soul.
Understanding Justification
In that instant, Charles fully understood what Paul meant in Romans 5:1, 5: “Being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.”
A Foundational Doctrine
It would become a foundational doctrine of his ministry that people were not elected or predestined by God to go to heaven but rather were justified by their own faith in accepting Jesus’ sacrifice for their sin.
A New Career
Charles finally rose, prepared for the day, went to the law office, and began his career as an evangelist. He first spoke with his employer, Judge Wright, who left the office greatly troubled by Charles’s words. Later, though, he would be wonderfully converted as a result of their conversation.
Transformed by Conversion
Charles Finney’s conversion challenges us by the fact of the power that was released in his life simply by his being born again. Those around him immediately felt the power of God on his life-not because Charles was somehow special in his calling, but because he was uncompromising in praying for what God had promised in His Word. Charles Finney saw Scripture as the law book that governed the universe, and once he was convinced of something it promised, he wouldn’t let go of it in prayer until he knew God had assured his heart it would be done on earth just as it had been decreed in heaven.
Tale Tuesday 068
Date: 26th December, 2023
Title: : Charles Finney – The Father of Modern Revivalism(part 9)
Source: The Azusa Street Revival
Author: Roberts Liardon
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