How the Heresy of Charles Finney Shaped America скачать в хорошем качестве

How the Heresy of Charles Finney Shaped America

Charles Finney was both an avid proponent of revivalism and a relentless enemy of Reformed doctrine in the early American Church. Finney himself was a product of revivalism, professing faith in his late 20s at an emotional revival service. Following his conversion experience, Finney quickly dedicated himself to the ministry and began studying for his ordination as a Presbyterian minister. Despite his studies, Finney claims that at his ordination he was ignorant of the doctrines contained in the Westminster Confession and catechism, asserting in his memoirs that when questioned, he stated that he, “received it for substance of doctrine, so far as I understood it. But I spoke in a way that plainly implied, I think, that I did not pretend to know much about it.” Later, when he did study the confession and catechism he claimed to reject much of what it said. According to Finney and others, he openly preached against Reformed soteriology, arguing against it whenever it was spoken of in his presence. When he was 43, Finny was appointed as Professor of Theology at Oberlin College. Two years later he became the minister of the church there, and fifteen years later still, he was officially appointed president of the college. In this episode we want to focus on the influence that Finney had over American society and culture through his preaching and through the realization of his vision for Christianity through Oberlin College. Throughout its history Oberlin has been instrumental in influencing American culture and Society, occasionally for the good, but many times and in many ways for great evil. Because Finney's theology exalted man, the fruit of his ministry has been humanistic in nature. The idea that through social justice and fervent effort, man can by his own strength create heaven on Earth is an idea that traces back directly to Finney. And while there were certainly others who shared his ideals and even who shaped him to some extent, Finney was in many ways the source and indefatigable champion of these views. Please join us as we examine the life and influence of Charles Finney and understand what Paul proclaimed: “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.” Listen to the audio version here: https://theconqueringtruth.com/2024/0... If you'd like to read more about Finney's theology here's a good resource from monergism.com by Michael Horton: https://www.monergism.com/disturbing-... Thumbnail image by Quinn Dombrowski under CC-BY-SA 2.0 Timecodes 00:00:00 Arminianism 00:05:50 Revivalism 00:15:01 Perfectionism 00:26:15 Man's Ability to Change the World 00:33:45 Oberlin and Women in Ministry 00:40:02 Oberlin and Abolition 00:44:33 Oberlin's Women Sufferage 00:47:30 Oberlin's Prohibition 00:50:32 Oberlin's Feminism 00:55:50 Oberlin's Homosexuality Production of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NC Hosts - Dan Horn, Jonathan Sides, Charles Churchill and Joshua Horn Technical Director - Timothy Kaiser Theme Music - Gabriel Hudelson