Grace is the seed of glory, the dawning of glory in the heart, and therefore grace is the earnest of the future inheritance.
JONATHAN EDWARDSOf all the knowledge that we can ever obtain, the knowledge of God, and the knowledge of ourselves, are the most important.
More Jonathan Edwards Quotes
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Godliness is more easily feigned in words than in actions.
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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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He, whose heart is fixed, trusting in Christ, need not be afraid.
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The view of the misery of the damned will double the ardour of the love and gratitude of the saints of heaven.
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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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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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The enjoyment of God is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied.
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Religion, in its purity, is not so much a pursuit as a temper; or rather it is a temper, leading to the pursuit of all that is high and holy. Its foundation is faith; its action, works; its temper, holiness; its aim, obedience to God in improvement of self, and benevolence to men.
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A true love for God must begin with a delight in His holiness, and not with a delight in any other attribute; for no other attribute is truly lovely without this.
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He that lives a prayerless life, lives without God in the world.
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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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Teachers and learners are correlates, one of which was never intended to be without the other.
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Love is the sum of all virtue, and love disposes us to good.
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Christ is the true light of the world; it is through him alone that true wisdom is imparted to the mind.
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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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