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It is not by telling people about ourselves that we demonstrate our Christianity. Words are cheap. It is by costly, self-denying Christian practice that we show the reality of our faith.

Jonathan Edwards

Resolved, never to lose one moment of time; but improve it the most profitable way I possibly can.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Improvement Lose Moments Myself Possible Profit Time
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.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Accident Business Faith Fight Himself Live Religious True
Resolved, never henceforward, till I die, to act as if I were any way my own, but entirely and altogether God’s.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Act Death God Myself
Resolved, never to suffer the least motions of anger to irrational beings.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Angry Human Motion Suffering
The devil can counterfeit all the saving operations and graces of the Spirit of God.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Devil God Grace Operation Save Spirit
Grace is but glory begun, and glory is but grace perfected.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Beginning Glory Grace Perfection
Resolved, never to do anything out of revenge.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Revenge Solution
Grace is the seed of glory, the dawning of glory in the heart, and therefore grace is the earnest of the future inheritance.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Future Glory Grace Inheritance Morning
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 EDWARDS

Creation Display End Glorify Himself
Prayer is as natural an expression of faith as breathing is of life.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Breathe Expression Life Natural Prayer
Wicked people will on the day of judgment see all there is to see of Jesus Christ, except His beauty and loveliness
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Day Himself Judgement People
The door of God’s mercy is thrown wide open, and Christ stands in the door and says to sinners ‘Come.’
JONATHAN EDWARDS

God Mercy Stand Stay
Lord, stamp eternity on my eyeballs.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Eyes Forever
There is nothing that keeps wicked men at any one moment out of hell, but the mere pleasure of God.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

God Hell Man Moments Pleasure
You contribute nothing to your salvation except the sin that made it necessary.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Contribute Necessary Salvation Yourself
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.
JONATHAN EDWARDS

Heaven Natural Ourselves Travel Way

It is not by telling people about ourselves that we demonstrate our Christianity. Words are cheap. It is by costly, self-denying Christian practice that we show the reality of our faith.

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It is not by telling people about ourselves that we demonstrate our Christianity. Words are cheap. It is by costly, self-denying Christian practice that we show the reality of our faith.

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