Resolved, never henceforward, till I die, to act as if I were any way my own, but entirely and altogether God’s.
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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The seeking of the kingdom of God is the chief business of the Christian life.
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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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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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Men will trust in God no further than they know Him; and they cannot be in the exercise of faith in Him one ace further than they have a sight of His fulness and faithfulness in exercise.
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He who has Christ has all he needs and needs no more.
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The pleasures of humility are really the most refined, inward, and exquisite delights in the world.
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The smallest sin is an act of Cosmic Treason against a Holy God.
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I make it my rule, to lay hold of light and embrace it, wherever I see it, though held forth by a child or an enemy.
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The material universe exists only in the mind.
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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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A greater absurdity cannot be thought of than a morose, hardhearted, covetous, proud, malicious Christian.
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I assert that nothing ever comes to pass without a cause.
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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.
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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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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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Assurance is not to be obtained so much by self-examination as by action.
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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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Resolved, never to speak evil of anyone, so that it shall tend to his dishonor, more or less, upon no account except for some real good.
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Resolved, when I feel pain, to think of the pains of martyrdom, and of hell.
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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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Almost every natural man that hears of hell, flatters himself that he shall escape it.
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When God is about to do a mighty new thing He always sets His people praying.
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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 live with all my might while I do live, and as I shall wish I had done ten thousand years hence.
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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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Consider that as a principle of love is the main principle in the heart of a real Christian, so the labor of love, is the main business of the Christian life.
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