‘당신은 첫사랑을 간직하고 있는가?’ 만약 당신이 지금 마음이 편하지도, 행복하지도 않다면 당신은 ‘첫사랑’을 잃어버린 것인지도 모른다. 당신이 지나온 신앙의 과정을 통해 삶의 최고의 의미와 목적은 ‘하나님 사랑’임을 깨닫고, 다시 한 번 잃어버린 ‘첫사랑’을 회복하는 것은 어떨까?
19세기 미국 부흥운동의 주역 찰스 G. 피니는 “부흥은 하나님을 향한 죄인들의 각성과 회심을 낳는 그리스도인의 첫사랑의 회복”이라고 말한다. 찰스 피니의 『첫사랑의 상실』은 과연 크리스천의 첫사랑이란 무엇인지, 그 첫사랑에서 멀어진 상태는 어떠한지, 그 상태에 대한 해결책은 무엇인지 등 우리의 신앙의 첫사랑이 회복되어 변화되고, 성숙한 성도의 삶을 살게끔 안내한다.
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Charles Finney (1792 - 1875)
Known as one of the leaders in the Second Great Awakening revival in America. He was a revivalist who called for deep introspection of sin and preaching of the law to bring about sin. He was known to preach 30+ nights on sin and than the last night on Christ to have people flee to Him for mercy. Used greatly in the book: "Revivals of Religion" which is a classic on the subject of revival.He preached on the true Baptism of the Holy Spirit and its necessity. In his revivalistic campaigns he was used of the Lord to bring some estimate over 50,000 souls to the Lord which many were sound converts. There has been questions raised surrounding his theology in the later years of his ministry but this does not discredit that God used him powerfully in revival and for God's kingdom.
Charles Finney was born in Connecticut to an ordinary family and life that gave little hint of the great things God had in store for him. He was a schoolteacher and then a lawyer before his conversion at age 29. Finney was filled with the Holy Spirit on the same day he was saved and immediately began witnessing to friends and family members. More than twenty people were saved in the 24 hours following Finney's conversion. Finney's personal evangelism soon became public evangelism as he began to travel and preach in extended revival meetings. He considered revival to be a natural result of following the instructions God had laid out in His Word.
During Finney's fifty years of preaching, more than 500,000 were saved. He wrote many books, the most enduring of which are The Autobiography of Charles Finney and Lectures on Revival of Religion. After ill health forced him to stop traveling in meetings, he accepted the pastorate of a church in New York City. From 1852 until 1866 he served as president of Oberlin College in Ohio. Although some of his theology was lacking, he was a powerful, Spirit-filled soul winner who brought revival to cities and towns across the eastern United States.
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