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The door of God’s mercy is thrown wide open, and Christ stands in the door and says to sinners ‘Come.’

Jonathan Edwards

There is nothing that keeps wicked men at any one moment out of hell, but the mere pleasure of God.
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God Hell Man Moments Pleasure
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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Evil Exception Goodness Reality Talk
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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Cheap Faith Ourselves People Practice Reality
Grace is but glory begun, and glory is but grace perfected.
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Beginning Glory Grace Perfection
By Christ’s purchasing redemption, two things are intended: his satisfaction and his merit; the one pays our debt, and so satisfies; the other procures our title, and so merits. The satisfaction of Christ is to free us from misery; the merit of Christ is to purchase happiness for us.
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Happiness Misery Ourselves Purchase Satisfaction
Assurance is not to be obtained so much by self-examination as by action.
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Action Assurance Exam
We are dependent on the power of God to convert us and give faith in Jesus Christ and the new nature.
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Faith God Nature Power
True salvation always produces an abiding change of nature in a true convert. Therefore, whenever holiness of life does not accompany a confession of conversion, it must be understood that this individual is not a Christian.
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Change Confession Nature Production Religious True
Family education and order are some of the chief means of grace; if these are duly maintained, all the means of grace are likely to prosper and become effectual.
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Education Effect Family Grace Order Prosperity
Resolved, never henceforward, till I die, to act as if I were any way my own, but entirely and altogether God’s.
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Act Death God Myself
Envy is a spirit of dissatisfaction or opposition to the prosperity or happiness of other people.
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Happiness Jealous People Satisfaction Spirit
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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Creation Display End Glorify Himself
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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Benefit Growth Knowledge Seek Yourself
When God is about to do a great work, He pours out a spirit of supplication.
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God Greatness Spirit
Resolved, to examine carefully, and constantly, what that one thing in me is, which causes me in the least to doubt the love of God; and to direct all my forces against it.
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Care Examination Force God Love
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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Agreement Love People Time Universe

The door of God’s mercy is thrown wide open, and Christ stands in the door and says to sinners ‘Come.’

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