Thursday, May 24, 2012

Legalistic Lutheranism (and Applied Finneyism) – Part 1 « Churchmouse Campanologist

Legalistic Lutheranism (and Applied Finneyism) – Part 1 « Churchmouse Campanologist:

"Yesterday’s post concerned the legacy of Charles Grandison Finney, one of America’s foremost evangelists — and Pelagians — of the 19th century. Even today, his legacy reaches the Protestant church in subtle ways.

The following first-person story from a Lutheran pastor explains why Finneyism is alive and well in the 21st century. The Revd Matt Richard is a regular contributor to a confessional LCMS pastors’ blog, Steadfast Lutherans (The Brothers of John the Steadfast) [see my blogroll]."

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