Charles G. Finney's Systematic Theology--1878 EDITION

LECTURE 21 HUMAN GOVERNMENT I propose now to make several remarks respecting forms of government, the right and duty of revolution, etc. 1. The particular forms of state government must,…

LECTURE 22 MORAL DEPRAVITY In discussing the subject of human depravity, I shall: Define the term depravity. The word is derived from the Latin de and pravus. Pravus means "crooked."…

LECTURE 23 MORAL DEPRAVITY Let us consider the proper method of accounting for the universal and total moral depravity of the unregenerate moral agents of our race. In the discussion…

LECTURE 24 MORAL DEPRAVITY FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE ARGUMENTS ADDUCED IN SUPPORT OF THE POSITION THAT HUMAN NATURE IS IN ITSELF SINFUL. The defenders of the doctrine of constitutional sinfulness,…

LECTURE 25 ATONEMENT We come now to the consideration of a very important feature of the moral government of God; namely, the atonement. In discussing this subject, I will: Call…

LECTURE 26 EXTENT OF ATONEMENT For whose benefit the atonement was intended. 1. God does all things for Himself; that is, He consults His own glory and happiness, as the…

LECTURE 27 REGENERATION In the examination of this subject I will: Point out the common distinction between regeneration and conversion. 1. Regeneration is the term used by some theologians to…

LECTURE 28 PHILOSOPHICAL THEORIES OF REGENERATION The principal theories that have been advocated, so far as my knowledge extends, are the following: 1. The taste scheme. 2. The divine efficiency…

LECTURE 29 EVIDENCES OF REGENERATION Introductory remarks. 1. In ascertaining what are, and what are not, evidences of regeneration, we must constantly keep in mind what is not, and what…

LECTURE 30 EVIDENCES OF REGENERATION Wherein saints and sinners must differ. 1. Let it be distinctly remembered, that all unregenerate persons, without exception, have one heart, that is, they are…