We cannot believe that the church of God is already possessed of all that light which God intends to give it; nor that all Satan’s lurking places have already been found out.
JONATHAN EDWARDSGodliness is more easily feigned in words than in actions.
More Jonathan Edwards Quotes
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The way to Heaven is ascending; we must be content to travel uphill, though it be hard and tiresome, and contrary to the natural bias of our flesh.
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Every Christian that goes before us from this world is a ransomed spirit waiting to welcome us in heaven.
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The end of the creation is that the creation might glorify God. Now what is glorifying God, but a rejoicing at that glory he has displayed?
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The seeking of the kingdom of God is the chief business of the Christian life.
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Men will trust in God no further than they know Him; and they cannot be in the exercise of faith in Him one ace further than they have a sight of His fulness and faithfulness in exercise.
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The smallest sin is an act of Cosmic Treason against a Holy God.
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It is not by telling people about ourselves that we demonstrate our Christianity. Words are cheap. It is by costly, self-denying Christian practice that we show the reality of our faith.
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If there be ground for you to trust in your own righteousness, then, all that Christ did to purchase salvation, and all that God did to prepare the way for it is in vain.
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Resolved to live with all my might while I do live, and as I shall wish I had done ten thousand years hence.
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Consider that as a principle of love is the main principle in the heart of a real Christian, so the labor of love, is the main business of the Christian life.
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There are people who love those who agree with them and admire them, but have no time for those who oppose and dislike them. A Christian’s love must be universal!
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You contribute nothing to your salvation except the sin that made it necessary.
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Resolution One: I will live for God. Resolution Two: If no one else does, I still will.
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Jesus Christ is both the only price and sacrifice by which eternal redemption is obtained for believers.
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The best, most beautiful, and most perfect way that we have of expressing a sweet concord of mind to each other is by music.
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