30 phrases by Jonathan Edwards that express the theologian’s ideas

Everything we say will be useless if not confirmed by what we do.

God is glorified in dependence on man.

Earth is the only hell that the saved in Christ will endure, and the only paradise that unbelievers will enjoy.

If our lives are not a trip to heaven, they will be a trip to hell.

I go out to preach with two objects in mind: first, that all people give their lives to Christ; second, whether no one else hands you their life or not, I’ll be handing you mine.

Prayer is as natural an expression of faith as breathing is an expression of life.

True freedom consists only in doing what we must, without being constrained to do what we must not.

Seek to grow in knowledge, not primarily for the sake of applause or to allow you to reason with others; but seek it for the benefit of your soul.

From love arises hatred of those things which are contrary to what we love, or which oppose and oppose us in those things in which we delight.

God is the source of love as the sun is the source of light.

And a truly humble man is conscious of the small extent of his own knowledge, the great extent of his ignorance, and the insignificant extent of his understanding compared with the understanding of God.

When sin influences our preferences, it seems pleasant and good. The mind is naturally predisposed to think that whatever is pleasant is right. Therefore, when a sinful desire overcomes the will, it also injures the understanding.

Of all the types of knowledge we can obtain, knowledge of God and knowledge of ourselves are the most important.

God values holiness in the creature and holiness is, in essence, esteeming God.

The proud person tends to find fault with other believers, to see that they are weak in grace, and to spend time observing how cold and dead they are. They are quick to notice their shortcomings.

Spiritual pride is very adept at being suspicious of others, but a humble Christian is much more cautious about himself.

God is a necessary Being because it is a contradiction to suppose that He does not exist. God is a necessary Being because it is impossible for Him not to exist, for there is no other alternative. There is no second to make the disjunction. There is nothing more that we can assume.

A true and faithful Christian does not make the holy life an accidental thing. It’s a big concern for him. As the soldier’s business is fighting, so the Christian’s business is to be like Christ.

God is the best good of the reasonable creature. His pleasure is our own; and it is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied.

It is not telling people about ourselves that we demonstrate our Christianity. Words are cheap. It is expensive, in the way of Christian practice, that we show the reality of our faith.

Spiritual delight in God arises primarily from his beauty and perfection, not from the blessings he gives us.

To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here.

A truly humble man is sensible of his natural distance from God; of your dependence on Him; from the insufficiency of his own power and wisdom.

The false Christian appears clean and clear in his own eyes. The true Christian, on the contrary, knows his own heart, he feels that he is a great sinner.

The more a true Christian loves God, the more he wants to love Him and the more restless he is over his lack of love for Him.

I decided to always reflect and ask myself, after adversity and afflictions, what I was perfected or improved through difficulties; what benefits have come to me through them and what could have happened to me if I had acted differently.

The more men exalt themselves, the less they will be willing to exalt God.

The sinner is not justified before God, except through the righteousness of Christ obtained by faith.

I resolved that every time I do a visibly bad action, I will analyze it until I arrive at its original cause, and then I will endeavor carefully not to repeat it, as well as to fight and pray, with all my might, against what caused it. .