The view of the misery of the damned will double the ardour of the love and gratitude of the saints of heaven.
JONATHAN EDWARDSThere is nothing that keeps wicked men at any one moment out of hell, but the mere pleasure of God.
More Jonathan Edwards Quotes
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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.
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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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The enjoyment of God is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied.
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He who has Christ has all he needs and needs no more.
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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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Prayer is as natural an expression of faith as breathing is of life.
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God is glorified not only by His glory being seen, but by its being rejoiced in.
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Find preachers of David Brainerd’s spirit, and nothing can stand before them. Let us be followers of him, as he was of Christ, in absolute self-devotion, in total deadness to the world, and in fervent love to God and man.
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When God is about to do a great work, He pours out a spirit of supplication.
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Grace is but glory begun, and glory is but grace perfected.
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To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here.
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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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Godliness is more easily feigned in words than in actions.
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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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If we make a great show of respect and love to God, in the outward actions, while there is no sincerity in the heart, it is but hypocrisy and practical lying unto the Holy One.
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