Christ is the true light of the world; it is through him alone that true wisdom is imparted to the mind.
JONATHAN EDWARDSWhen God is about to do a mighty new thing He always sets His people praying.
More Jonathan Edwards Quotes
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Every Christian family ought to be as it were a little church.
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A man who knows that he lives in sin against God will not be inclined to come daily into the presence of God.
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Resolved, to ask myself at the end of every day, week, month and year, wherein I could possibly in any respect have done better.
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Temples have their images; and we see what influence they have always had over a great part of mankind. But, in truth, the ideas and images in men’s minds are the invisible powers that constantly govern them; and to these they all pay universally a ready submission.
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The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider… abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked: his wrath towards you burns like fire; he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into the fire.
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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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A greater absurdity cannot be thought of than a morose, hardhearted, covetous, proud, malicious Christian.
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Nothing is more certain than that there must be an unmade and unlimited being.
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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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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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When God is about to do a great work, He pours out a spirit of supplication.
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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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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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A sinner is not justified before God (coram Deo) apart from the righteousness of Christ apprehended by faith.
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Intend to live in continual mortification, and never to expect or desire any worldly ease or pleasure.
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