I go out to preach with two propositions in mind. First, every person ought to give his life to Christ. Second, whether or not anyone else gives him his life, I will give him mine.
JONATHAN EDWARDSThe seeking of the kingdom of God is the chief 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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Resolved, never to speak evil of anyone, so that it shall tend to his dishonor, more or less, upon no account except for some real good.
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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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Resolved, never to lose one moment of time; but improve it the most profitable way I possibly can.
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He who has Christ has all he needs and needs no more.
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He, whose heart is fixed, trusting in Christ, need not be afraid.
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Love is the sum of all virtue, and love disposes us to good.
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The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider… abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked: his wrath towards you burns like fire; he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into the fire.
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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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Seek not to grow in knowledge chiefly for the sake of applause, and to enable you to dispute with others; but seek it for the benefit of your souls.
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He that has doctrinal knowledge and speculation only, without affection, never is engaged in the business of religion.
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Grace is but glory begun, and glory is but grace perfected.
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I frequently hear persons in old age say how they would live, if they were to live their lives over again: Resolved, That I will live just so as I can think I shall wish I had done, supposing I live to old age.
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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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Resolved, when I feel pain, to think of the pains of martyrdom, and of hell.
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Surely there is something in the unruffled calm of nature that overawes our little anxieties and doubts; the sight of the deep-blue sky and the clustering stars above seems to impart a quiet to the mind.
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Resolved, never to do anything out of revenge.
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There is a difference between having a rational judgment that honey is sweet, and having a sense of its sweetness.
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God is glorified not only by His glory being seen, but by its being rejoiced in.
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Assurance is not to be obtained so much by self-examination as by action.
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The Spirit of God is given to the true saints to dwell in them as his proper lasting abode to dwell in them and to influence their hearts as a principle of new nature or as a divine supernatural spring of life and action.
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Being sensible that I am unable to do any thing without God’s help, I do humbly entreat Him, by His grace, to enable me to keep these Resolutions, so far as they are agreeable to His will, for Christ’s sake.
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Nature is God’s greatest evangelist.
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By the grace of God we will never pluck unripe fruit. We will never press people to decision, because we’ll lead them to damnation and not salvation.
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When God is about to do a mighty new thing He always sets His people praying.
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The enjoyment of God is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied.
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