Charles Finney--that great con-artist

"In short, I tried to shut them up to present faith and repentance, as the thing which God had required of them, present and instant submission to his will, present and instant acceptance of Christ. I tried to show them that all delay was only an evasion of present duty; that all praying for a new heart, was only trying to throw the responsibility of their conversion upon God;" !!

We have the duty to repent of our sins, yes, (which is only of God) but Paul "planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth." I Cor. 3:6

So, remind me Finney how this doctrine of yours doesn't produce works-righteousness and tremendous confusion on how God's Spirit really works?? You are the father of so much heart-ache and confusion in this country the past 184 years.. I remember distinctly these "new-measure" manipulation tactics going on in my years at a baptist church. Adult Christians who were faithful as covenant members all their lives, going up to the front to "surrender their lives to Christ for the first-time." God have mercy on the church, one, holy, catholic and apostolic....