Sermons on Gospel Themes

<p><strong>All Christians and sinners should understand that the whole plan is complete.</strong> They should understand that the whole of Christ - His character His work His atoning death and His ever-living intercession - belongs to each and every person and simply needs to be accepted. There is a full ocean of it. There it is. You can just as well take it as not. You are invited and urged to drink and to drink abundantly! This ocean supplies all your need. As the Scriptures say He is of God made unto us wisdom righteousness sanctification and redemption (1 Corinthians 1:30). What do you need? Wisdom? Here it is. Righteousness? Here it is. Sanctification? Here you have it. It is all in Christ. Can you possibly think of anything needful for your salvation moral purity or your usefulness that is not here in Christ? Nothing. All is provided here. </p><p><strong>But salvation to be real and available must be salvation from sin.</strong> A religion that does not break the power of sin is a lie. If it does not drive out selfishness and lust and if it does not bring about love to God and man joy peace and the fruit of the Spirit it is false and worthless. It can be of no use. That which does not bring about in us the spirit of heaven and make us godly no matter where it comes from or by what deception it is defended is a lie and if it is fled to as a refuge it is a <em>refuge of lies</em>. If it does not produce a heavenly mind expel a worldly mind and detach us from the love of the world it is a lie. If it does not produce in us the love required in the Scriptures genuine love and worship of God and also love for His people - if it does not produce all those states of mind that fit the soul for heaven then it completely fails of its purpose.</p><p class=ql-align-center>* * * *</p><p>Few preachers in any age have surpassed Charles Finney in clear and well-defined views of conscience and of man's moral convictions. Not many have distinguished the true from the false more closely or have been more skillful in putting their points clearly and prudently. Therefore these sermons under God were full of spiritual power. </p>