Jesus had little trouble reaching the harlots, the thieves, robbers, criminals, outcasts, and sinners of society, including the tax collectors and the extortionists, but He had an almost impossible time reaching the religious, self-righteous, moral people who were under the illusion and self-deception that because of their goodness, everything was OK between them and God. They recognized no sin, so they needed no Savior. That is always the danger of morality. Morality creates an illusion of safety when in fact the person who is moral may be in the greatest danger of all.
John MacArthur
THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL TEACHER AS A SOUL-WINNER – MARION LAWRANCE
Power From On High, by Charles Finney, 1871-74
By Charles Finney
Many of the chapters in this book, were originally published
in “THE INDEPENDENT” in NEW YORK , from 1871-74