Subject: the fear of the Lord |
Bible Note: Dear Bob: Oh my! The doctrines and teachings of Charles G. Finney, are where in lie many of the problems found in the modern Churches of today! Finny was a pure pragmatist, i.e. he seemed to think of religion as a business, he ran his church like a business; Finney preached and taught his students such as though faith was the doing of man. You might call him the father of, "Self Help" Theology. His teaching's were also "Man centered" and not, "God centered" in fact, it is difficult at best to find the gospel in his sermons. :-( You may find this series of articles informative and enlightening, and I hope you do, they are titled, "The Church In Crisis" these articles include as follows, ( The Cultural Chaos of the 1800's ) ( Man Becomes The Center of Faith ) ( Finney’s “Self-help” Theology ) ( New Measures and the Modern Church ) ( Lessons for the Church ) ( Implications for our Faith ) they can be found at this web-site: http://www.morethancake.org/2007/08/church-in-crisis-introduction.html they are highly recommended. I hope and pray that you read them! :-) God bless John |