Holiness appeared to me to be of a sweet, pleasant, charming, serene, calm nature; which brought an inexpressible purity, brightness, peacefulness and ravishment to the soul.
JONATHAN EDWARDSIf there be ground for you to trust in your own righteousness, then, all that Christ did to purchase salvation, and all that God did to prepare the way for it is in vain.
More Jonathan Edwards Quotes
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Real pain can alone cure us of imaginary ills.
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There is a difference between having a rational judgment that honey is sweet, and having a sense of its sweetness.
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You have reason to wonder that you are not already in hell.
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Almost every natural man that hears of hell, flatters himself that he shall escape it.
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Nature is God’s greatest evangelist.
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The seeking of the kingdom of God is the chief business of the Christian life.
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Godliness is more easily feigned in words than in actions.
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The material universe exists only in the mind.
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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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Christ gives peace to the most sinful and miserable that come to Him. He heals the broken in heart and binds up their wounds.
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We are dependent on God’s power through every step of our redemption.
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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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True salvation always produces an abiding change of nature in a true convert. Therefore, whenever holiness of life does not accompany a confession of conversion, it must be understood that this individual is not a Christian.
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There are people who love those who agree with them and admire them, but have no time for those who oppose and dislike them. A Christian’s love must be universal!
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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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