Finney wrote, "A revival is nothing else than a new beginning of obedience to God." Charles Finney brought forth God's Word with a boldness and clarity that resulted in the salvation of more than half a million people, and over 85% of the people who found Christ through his ministry remained faithful to the Lord throughout their lives. G.Gilchrist Lawson wrote this about him, "He was the greatest evangelist and theologian since the days of the apostles" and the reader of this Pure Gold Classic will understand why. Finney said: "The treasure is in Heaven." " A pure heart cannot be a friend of the world." "Sin is the most expensive thing in the universe." "The Christian warfare is a war between the will and Satan." "To commit yourself to Christ implies that you merge yourself in Him, make Him your end of life, make His glory your supreme end in all you do. You merge your will in His will, so that, apart from Him, you will have no will of you own. You wish for nothing, save what pleases Him." "The Bible teaches that sin is forgiven when it is repented of, but never while it is persisted in." Charles Finney, as the above quotes reveal, was blessed with a passion for souls, the fire of John the Baptist, and great zeal for the truth of God's Word. Each chapter withing this compelling book abounds with God-pleasing thoughts, anecdotes, suggestions, and words of encouragement that will produce a yearning and hunger in the reader for a true revival that will bring about true change in people's lives.

Cosa accadde quando in piena Grande Depressione, ad Abalone, Arizona, piantò le tende il circo itinerante e sinistro del vecchio mago cinese Dr. Lao? Sfoderando ogni sorta di animale ibrido e creatura surreale, lo strambissimo caravanserraglio suscita nei sonnolenti abitanti della provincia dapprima curiosità, poi diffidenza, infine indifferenza. Eppure gli animali in mostra sono non già banali tigri o elefanti, ma creature rarissime e mai vedute: sirena, chimera, sfinge ermafrodita, serpente di mare, lupa mannara... E poi il mago Apollonio di Tiana, un carnalissimo Pan, pastorelle e ninfe, vergini da immolare, gli dèi Yottle e Bel-Marduk... Tutti trofei d'antiche conquiste: belve, superuomini e leggende semiumane resuscitate dall'antichità. Ma le prosaiche domande di una spiegazione scientifica da parte dei pragmatici cittadini di Abalone rimarranno categoricamente disattese dal camaleontico ed elusivo Dr. Lao, tanto che nel Catalogo-bestiario finale - uno strabiliante extra-testo di un postmodernismo ante litteram che anticipa il maestrale "Indice" del ballardiano Febbre di guerra -troveremo anche la voce "Interrogativi, contraddizioni e curiosità". Ma non indugiate oltre: venite, dal primo all'ultimo! Venite al circo del Dr. Lao! Vedrete quel che altrove non si può!

The Amazing Story of How Half a Million Souls Were Converted Through One Man's Ministry In an age without amplifiers or mass communication, nineteenth-century evangelist Charles G. Finney's ministry changed the course of American Christianity. His valuable insights on the work of the Holy Spirit and principles for revival now inspire and encourage twenty-first-century believers with a passion for reaching their nations for Christ.Charles G. Finney (1792-1875) was powerfully converted in 1821 after thoroughly exploring the claims of Christ. An avid student of the Bible, he soon engaged in preaching and teaching throughout the eastern and southern United States. Finney's autobiography was first published in 1876, a year after his death. This edition, first published a century later, was condensed and updated while retaining the heart of his amazing narrative, making the principles of revival easily understood by contemporary readers.

The superb insights of one of America's greatest evangelists are condensed and collected in a forty-day devotional study for people wishing to pray with power and see results, with each daily reading including meditation, application and prayer. Original.