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God’s purpose for my life was that I have a passion for God’s glory and that I have a passion for my joy in that glory, and that these two are one passion.

Jonathan Edwards

You contribute nothing to your salvation except the sin that made it necessary.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Contribute Necessary Salvation Yourself
Assurance is not to be obtained so much by self-examination as by action.
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Action Assurance Exam
A sinner is not justified before God (coram Deo) apart from the righteousness of Christ apprehended by faith.
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Faith God Right Sin
Prayer is as natural an expression of faith as breathing is of life.
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Breathe Expression Life Natural Prayer
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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Education Effect Family Grace Order Prosperity
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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Live Lose Moments Myself Possible
If you long to be more like Christ, then act like Him, and walk as He walked.
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Act God Path Religious Walk Yourself
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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Accident Business Faith Fight Himself Live Religious True
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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Better End Possible Respect Time
Resolved, never henceforward, till I die, to act as if I were any way my own, but entirely and altogether God’s.
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Act Death God Myself
The door of God’s mercy is thrown wide open, and Christ stands in the door and says to sinners ‘Come.’
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God Mercy Stand Stay
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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God Known Live Man Presence Sin
Resolved, never to lose one moment of time; but improve it the most profitable way I possibly can.
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Improvement Lose Moments Myself Possible Profit Time
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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Faith Foundation God Improvement Obedience Purity Pursuit Religion
You have reason to wonder that you are not already in hell.
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Hell Reason Wonder Yourself
If we make a great show of respect and love to God, in the outward actions, while there is no sincerity in the heart, it is but hypocrisy and practical lying unto the Holy One.
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Action Greatness Love Lying Oneself Practice Respect

God’s purpose for my life was that I have a passion for God’s glory and that I have a passion for my joy in that glory, and that these two are one passion.

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God’s purpose for my life was that I have a passion for God’s glory and that I have a passion for my joy in that glory, and that these two are one passion.

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