# The Oberlin Evangelist

From 1839 to 1862

By Charles G. Finney

The Oberlin Evangelist Was the Official Publication of Oberlin College Oberlin, Ohio 1839-1862.

The Oberlin Evangelist 1839
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... Professor Finney's Letter of January 1, 1839 ... Lecture I. Eternal Life ... Lecture II. Faith ... Professor Finney's Letter of January 30, 1839 ... Lecture III. Devotion ... Professor Finney's Letter of February 13, 1839 ... Lecture IV. True and False Religion ... Lecture V. The Law of God 1 ... Lecture VI. The Law of God 2 ... Lecture VII. Glorifying God ... Professor Finney's Letter of April 10, 1839 ... Lecture VIII. True and False Peace ... Lecture IX. Dominion Over Sin ... Lecture X. Carefulness A Sin ... Lecture XI. & XII The Promises- No.'s 1 - 5 ... Lecture XIII. Being In Debt ... Lecture XIV. The Holy Spirit of Promise ... Lecture XV. The Covenants ... Lecture XVI. & XVII. The Rest of Faith- No.'s 1 & 2 ... Lecture XVIII. Affections and Emotions of God ... Lecture XIX. Legal and Gospel Experience ... Lecture XX. How to Prevent Our Employments from Injuring Our Souls ... Lecture XXI. & XXII. Grieving the Holy Spirit- No.'s 1 & 2 ... GLOSSARY of easily misunderstood terms as defined by Mr. Finney himself.

The Oberlin Evangelist 1840
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... Lectures I. - IX. Sanctification- No.'s 1 - 9 ... Lectures X. & XI. Unbelief- No.'s 1 & 2 ... Lecture XII. Blessedness of Benevolence ... Lecture XIII. A Willing Mind Indispensable to a Right Understanding of Truth ... Lecture XIV. Death to Sin ... Lecture XV. The Gospel the Savor of Life or of Death ... Lecture XVI. Christians the Light of the World ... Lecture XVII. & XVIII. Communion with God - No.'s 1 & 2 ... Lecture XIX. Temptations Must Be Put Away ... Lecture XX Design or Intention Constitutes Character ... Lecture XXI. Confession of Faults ... Lecture XXII. Weakness of Heart ... Lecture XXIII. A Single and an Evil Eye ... Lecture XXIV. Salvation Always Conditional ... GLOSSARY of easily misunderstood terms as defined by Mr. Finney himself.

The Oberlin Evangelist 1841
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... Continuing the 1840 sermons on Sanctification from "The Oberlin Evangelist" ... Lectures XXV. & XXVI. Submission to God- No.'s 1 & 2 ... Lecture XXVII. Love Worketh No Ill ... Lecture XXVIII. Self Denial ... Lecture XXIX. The True Service of God ... Lecture XXX. Entire Consecration a Condition of Discipleship ... Lectures XXXI. & XXXII. A Seared Conscience- No.'s 1 & 2 ... Lecture XXXIII. Conditions of Being Kept ... Lecture XXXIV. National Fast Day ... Lecture XXXV. Mediatorship of Christ ... GLOSSARY of easily misunderstood terms as defined by Mr. Finney himself.

The Oberlin Evangelist 1842
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... Lecture I. Thy Will Be Done ... Lecture II. Danger of Delusion ... Lecture III. Ability and Inability ... Lecture IV. God Under Obligation to Do Right ... Lecture V. Ordination ... Lecture VI. Wisdom Justified of Her Children ... GLOSSARY of easily misunderstood terms as defined by Mr. Finney himself.

The Oberlin Evangelist 1843
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... HOLINESS OF CHRISTIANS IN THE PRESENT LIFE ... Lecture I. Prove All Things ... Lecture II. Nature of True Virtue ... Lecture III. Selfishness ... Lecture IV. Christian Character ... Lecture V. Christian Warfare ... Lecture VI. Putting on Christ ... Lecture VII. Way to Be Holy ... Lecture VIII. What Attainments Christians May Reasonably Expect to Make in This Life ... Lecture IX. Necessity and Nature of Divine Teaching ... Lecture X. Fulness There is in Christ ... Lecture XI. Justification ... Lecture XII. Unbelief ... Lecture XIII. Gospel Liberty ... Lecture XIV. Joy in God ... Lecture XV. The Benevolence of God ... Lecture XVI. Revelation of God's Glory ... GLOSSARY of easily misunderstood terms as defined by Mr. Finney himself.

The Oberlin Evangelist 1844
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... Lecture I. Hardness of Heart ... Lectures II. & III.The Eyes Opened to the Law of God- No.'s 1 & 2 ... Lecture IV. Christian Witnesses for God ... Lecture V. Fearing the Lord and Walking in Darkness ... Lecture VI. Blessed are the Poor in Spirit ... GLOSSARY ... of easily misunderstood terms as defined by Mr. Finney himself.

The Oberlin Evangelist 1845
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... Lecture I. The Sin of Fretfulness ... Lecture II. Governing the Tongue ... Lecture III. Dependence on Christ ... Lecture IV. Weights and Besetting Sins ... Lecture V. Rejoicing in Boastings ... Lectures VI. & VII.The Church Bound to Convert the World- No.'s 1 & 2 ... Lecture VIII. Trusting in God's Mercy ... Lecture IX. The Old Man and The New ... Lecture X. Coming Up through Great Tribulation ... Lecture XI. Delighting in the Lord ... Lecture XII. Having a Good Conscience ... Lecture XIII. Relations of Christ to the Believer ... Lecture XIV. The Folly of Refusing to be Saved ... Lecture XV. Seeking the Kingdom of God First ... Lecture XVI. Faith in its Relations to the Love of God ... Lecture XVII. Victory over the World through Faith ... GLOSSARY of easily misunderstood terms as defined by Mr. Finney himself.

The Oberlin Evangelist 1846
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... Lecture I. The Nature of Impenitence and the Measure of Its Guilt ... Lecture II. The Rule by Which the Guilt of Sin is Estimated ... Lecture III. On Divine Manifestations ... Lecture IV. On the Lord's Supper ... Lecture V. Forfeiting Birth-Right Blessings ... Lecture VI. Afflictions of the Righteous and the Wicked Contrasted ... Lecture VII. On Becoming Acquainted With God ... Lecture VIII. God Manifesting Himself to Moses ... Lecture IX. Coming to The Waters of Life ... Lecture X. The Blessedness of Enduring Temptation ... Lecture XI. Quenching the Spirit ... Lecture XII. Responsibility of Hearing the Gospel ... GLOSSARY of easily misunderstood terms as defined by Mr. Finney himself.

The Oberlin Evangelist 1847
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... Lectures I. & II.All Things for Good to Those that Love God-- and All Events Ruinous to the Sinner- No.'s 1 & 2 ... Lectures III. & IV.Heart Condemnation, A Proof that God Also Condemns-- and An Approving Heart, Confidence in Prayer- No.'s 1 & 2 ... Lectures V. & VI. & VII.Conditions of Prevailing Prayer- No.'s 1 & 2 & 3 ... GLOSSARY of easily misunderstood terms as defined by Mr. Finney himself.

The Oberlin Evangelist 1848
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... Lecture I. Refuges of Lies ... Lecture II. The Spirit Not Striving Always ... Lecture III. The Excuses of Sinners Condemn God ... Lecture IV. Conditions of Being Saved ... Lecture V. Substitution ... Lecture VI. Pride of Heart Deceives ... GLOSSARY of easily misunderstood terms as defined by Mr. Finney himself.

The Oberlin Evangelist 1849
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... Lecture I. Mutual Confession of Faults, and Mutual Prayer ... Lecture II. God's Anger Against the Wicked ... Lecture III. Evil Thinking ... Lecture IV. Prayer for A Pure Heart ... Lecture V. The Joy of God's Salvation ... Lecture VI. Jesus, A Savior from Sinning ... Lecture VII. The Self-Hardening Sinner's Doom ... Lecture VIII. The Death of Saints Precious ... Lecture IX. God Not Pleased with the Death of the Wicked ... Lecture X. The Spirit of Christ, and the Spirit of True Christianity ... Lecture XI. Judicial Blindness ... Lecture XII. The Peace of God Ruling in the Christian's Heart ... Lecture XIII. Receiving Honor from Men and Not from God ... Lecture XIV. Faith the Work of God ... GLOSSARY of easily misunderstood terms as defined by Mr. Finney himself.

The Oberlin Evangelist 1850
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... (only one lecture) ... Lecture I. The Foundation, Conditions, And Relations Of Faith ... GLOSSARY of easily misunderstood terms as defined by Mr. Finney himself.

The Oberlin Evangelist 1851
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... Lecture I. The Loss When a Soul is Lost ... Lecture II. Awaking from The Sleep of Spiritual Death ... Lecture III. Jesus Christ Doing Good ... Lecture IV. The Wicked Heart Set to do Evil ... Lecture V. Repentance Before Prayer for Forgiveness ... GLOSSARY of easily misunderstood terms as defined by Mr. Finney himself.

The Oberlin Evangelist 1852
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... Lecture I. The Child-Like Spirit an Essential Condition of Entering Heaven ... Lecture II. The Fearful Results of a Spiritual Relapse ... Lecture III. God's Love to Sinners as Seen in the Gospel ... Lecture IV. & V. All Things for Good to Those That Love God-- All Things Conspire for Evil to The Sinner- No.'s 1 - 2 ... Lecture VI. Guilt Modified by Ignorance ... Lectures VII. & VIII. Salvation Difficult to The Christian- Impossible to The Sinner-- The Salvation of Sinners Impossible- No.'s 1 - 2 ... Lecture IX. Paul and Felix, Or Preaching and Procrastination ... Lecture X. Christ Tempted, Suffering, and Able to Succor The Tempted ... Lecture XI. Election and Reprobation ... GLOSSARY of easily misunderstood terms as defined by Mr. Finney himself.

The Oberlin Evangelist 1853
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... Lecture I. Prayer and Labor for the Gathering of The Great Harvest ... Lecture II. Men Invited to Reason Together With God ... Lecture III. The Saviour Lifted up, and the Look of Faith ... Lecture IV. The Sinner's Excuses Answered ... Lecture V. God's Love for A Sinning World ... Lecture VI. Alive Without the Law, Slain Thereby ... Lecture VII. The Essential Elements of Christian Experience ... Lecture VIII. Death to Sin Through Christ ... Lecture IX. The Rich Man and Lazarus ... Lecture X. Losing One's First Love ... Lecture XI. Jehovah's Appeal to Sinners and Backsliders ... GLOSSARY of easily misunderstood terms as defined by Mr. Finney himself.

The Oberlin Evangelist 1854
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... Lecture I. Converting Sinners A Christian Duty ... Lecture II. Christ Our Advocate with The Father ... Lecture III. The Inner and The Outer Revelation ... Lecture IV. On Quenching The Spirit ... Lecture V. What Men Highly Esteem, God Abhors ... Lecture VI. Variety in the Service Offered to God ... Lecture VII. License, Bondage and Liberty ... Lecture VIII. Living by Faith ... Lecture IX. God's Commandments Not Grievous ... Lecture X. The Wages of Sin ... Lecture XI. The Wants of Man and Their Supply ... Lecture XII. Where Sin Occurs God Cannot Wisely Prevent It ... Lecture XIII. The Ways of Sin Hard; Of Holiness, Pleasant ... Lecture XIV. The Indications and The Guilt of Backsliding ... Lecture XV. The Christian's Genuine Hope ... Lecture XVI. The Primitive Prayer-Meeting ... GLOSSARY of easily misunderstood terms as defined by Mr. Finney himself.

The Oberlin Evangelist 1855
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... Lecture I. On Prayer ... Lecture II. On Persevering Prayer for Others ... Lecture III. On Being Almost Persuaded to be a Christian ... Lecture IV. On Neglecting Salvation ... Lecture V. On Prayer for The Holy Spirit ... Lecture VI. Conscience and The Bible in Harmony ... Lecture VII. God Has No Pleasure In The Sinner's Death ... Lecture VIII. On Being Searched of God ... Lecture IX. On Injustice To Character ... Lecture X. God's Goodness Toward Men Basely Requited ... Lecture XI. Losing First Love ... Lecture XII. Men, Ignorant of God's Righteousness, Would Fain Establish Their Own ... Lecture XIII. Adorning the Doctrine of God Our Savior ... GLOSSARY of easily misunderstood terms as defined by Mr. Finney himself.

The Oberlin Evangelist 1856
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... Lecture I. Thanks for The Gospel Victory ... Lecture II. Gospel Ministers Ambassadors for Christ ... Lecture III. The Destruction of the Wicked ... Lecture IV. The Wicked Stumbling in Their Darkness ... Lecture V. On The Atonement ... Lecture VI. The Sinner's Natural Power and Moral Weakness ... Lecture VII. Moral Insanity ... Lecture VIII. On Believing with The Heart ... Lecture IX. On Offering Praise to God ... GLOSSARY of easily misunderstood terms as defined by Mr. Finney himself.

The Oberlin Evangelist 1857
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... Lectures I. & II.Owing God- No.'s 1 & 2 ... Lectures III. & IV.On Sinning & On Being Holy- No.'s 1 & 2 ... Lecture V. The Lord's People His Portion ... Lecture VI. The Wrath of God Against Those Who Withstand His Truth ... Lecture VII. On Confessing and Being Cleansed From Sin ... GLOSSARY of easily misunderstood terms as defined by Mr. Finney himself.

The Oberlin Evangelist 1858
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... Lecture I. The Doom Of Those Who Neglect The Great Salvation ... Lecture II. The Treasure And The Pearl ... Lecture III. The Self-Righteous Sinner Doomed To Sorrow ... Lecture IV. Sufficient Grace ... Lecture V. On Following Christ ... Lecture VI. Christian Consciousness, a Witness For God ... Lecture VII. God's Love To Us ... Lectures VIII. - X. The Blessedness Of The Merciful- No. 1 -- Blessedness Of The Pure In Heart- No. 2 -- Blessed Are The Persecuted- No. 3 ... Lecture XI. On Refuges Of Lies ... Lecture XII. God's Wrath Against Those Who Withstand His Truth ... Lecture XIII. Abiding In Christ And Not Sinning ... GLOSSARY of easily misunderstood terms as defined by Mr. Finney himself.

The Oberlin Evangelist 1859
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... Lecture I. On Tenderness of Heart ... Lecture II. The One Thing Needful ... Lecture III. On Self-Denial ... Lecture IV. The Way That Seems Right, But Ends In Death ... GLOSSARY of easily misunderstood terms as defined by Mr. Finney himself.

The Oberlin Evangelist 1860
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... Lectures I. & II.On Loving God- No. 1 -- On Love To Our Neighbor- No. 2 ... Lectures III. & IV.Spiritual Delusion- No. 1 -- On Leaving One's First Love- No. 2 -- (This 2-part sermon was listed in the Table of Contents of the "Oberlin Evangelist" as "Spiritual Declension") ... GLOSSARY of easily misunderstood terms as defined by Mr. Finney himself.

The Oberlin Evangelist 1861
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... Lecture I. Christ's Yoke Is Easy ... Lecture II. Christ Our Advocate ... Lecture III. Living To Please God ... Lecture IV. Wherefore Do The Wicked Live ... Lectures V. - VII. Hardness Of Heart- No. 1 -- Harden Not Your Heart- No. 2 -- Tender-Heartedness- No. 3 ... Lecture VIII. The Kingdom of God In Consciousness ... Lecture IX. Looking To Jesus ... Lectures X. & XI. Profit and Loss; Or The Worth of The Soul- No.'s 1 & 2 ... Lectures XII. & XIII.Sinners Not Willing To Be Christians- No.'s 1 & 2 ... Lectures XIV. & XV.Holding The Truth in Unrighteousness- No.'s 1 & 2 ... Lecture XVI. Any One Form of Sin Persisted In Is Fatal To The Soul ... Lectures XVII. - XIX. Revival- No.'s 1 - 3 ... GLOSSARY of easily misunderstood terms as defined by Mr. Finney himself.

The Oberlin Evangelist 1862
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... Lectures I. & II.Great Peace- No.'s 1 & 2 ... Lectures II. & III.Moral Depravity- No.'s 1 & 2 ... GLOSSARY of easily misunderstood terms as defined by Mr. Finney himself.