Sincere friendship towards God, in all who believe him to be properly an intelligent, willing being, does most apparently, directly, and strongly incline to prayer; and it no less disposes the heart strongly to desire to have our infinitely glorious.
JONATHAN EDWARDSAlmost every natural man that hears of hell, flatters himself that he shall escape it.
More Jonathan Edwards Quotes
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We must view humility as one of the most essential things that characterizes true Christianity.
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Love is no ingredient in a merely speculative faith, but it is the life and soul of a practical faith.
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A true and faithful Christian does not make holy living an accidental thing. It is his great concern. As the business of the soldier is to fight, so the business of the Christian is to be like Christ.
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If you long to be more like Christ, then act like Him, and walk as He walked.
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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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Spiritual delight in God arises chiefly from his beauty and perfection, not from the blessings he gives us.
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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 wrath of God burns against them, their damnation does not slumber; the pit is prepared, the fire is made ready, the furnace is now hot, ready to receive them; the flames do now rage and glow.
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The material universe exists only in the mind.
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The seeking of the kingdom of God is the chief business of the Christian life.
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Love is the sum of all virtue, and love disposes us to good.
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Christ gives peace to the most sinful and miserable that come to Him. He heals the broken in heart and binds up their wounds.
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You contribute nothing to your salvation except the sin that made it necessary.
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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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Real pain can alone cure us of imaginary ills.
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