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.
JONATHAN EDWARDSBy the grace of God we will never pluck unripe fruit. We will never press people to decision, because we’ll lead them to damnation and not salvation.
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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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He that sees the beauty of holiness or true moral good, sees the greatest and most important thing in the world.
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By the grace of God we will never pluck unripe fruit. We will never press people to decision, because we’ll lead them to damnation and not salvation.
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Resolved, to study the Scriptures so steadily, constantly and frequently, as that I may find, and plainly perceive myself to grow in the knowledge of the same.
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You all have by you a large treasure of divine knowledge, in that you have the Bible in your hands; therefore be not contented in possessing but little of this treasure.
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The devil can counterfeit all the saving operations and graces of the Spirit of God.
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Every Christian family ought to be as it were a little church.
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Envy is a spirit of dissatisfaction or opposition to the prosperity or happiness of other people.
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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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Resolution One: I will live for God. Resolution Two: If no one else does, I still will.
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Every Christian that goes before us from this world is a ransomed spirit waiting to welcome us in heaven.
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I resolve to live with all my might while I do live. I resolve never to lose one moment of time and to improve my use of time in the most profitable way I possibly can. I resolve never to do anything I wouldn’t do, if it were the last hour of my life.
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The enjoyment of God is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied.
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We are dependent on God’s power through every step of our redemption.
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The material universe exists only in the mind.
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