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?
JONATHAN EDWARDSTrue 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.
More Jonathan Edwards Quotes
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The devil can counterfeit all the saving operations and graces of the Spirit of God.
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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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Nothing is more certain than that there must be an unmade and unlimited being.
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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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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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I assert that nothing ever comes to pass without a cause.
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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 godly are designed for unknown and inconceivable happiness.
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The enjoyment of God is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied.
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Assurance is not to be obtained so much by self-examination as by action.
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Resolved, that I will live so, as I shall wish I had done when I come to die.
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We cannot believe that the church of God is already possessed of all that light which God intends to give it; nor that all Satan’s lurking places have already been found out.
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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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The seeking of the kingdom of God is the chief 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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