He who does not know Him, knows nothing else as it truly is.
JONATHAN EDWARDSSeek 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.
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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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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Resolved, never to do anything out of revenge.
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Grace is but glory begun, and glory is but grace perfected.
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Resolved, never to do anything which I should be afraid to do if it were the last hour of my life.
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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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Nature is God’s greatest evangelist.
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He that lives a prayerless life, lives without God in the world.
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Grace is the seed of glory, the dawning of glory in the heart, and therefore grace is the earnest of the future inheritance.
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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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The enjoyment of God is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied.
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The pleasures of humility are really the most refined, inward, and exquisite delights in the world.
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I go out to preach with two propositions in mind. First, every person ought to give his life to Christ. Second, whether or not anyone else gives him his life, I will give him mine.
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The wrath of God burns against them, their damnation does not slumber; the pit is prepared, the fire is made ready, the furnace is now hot, ready to receive them; the flames do now rage and glow.
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He that sees the beauty of holiness or true moral good, sees the greatest and most important thing in the world.
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