Real pain can alone cure us of imaginary ills. Jonathan Edwards More Quotes by Jonathan Edwards More Quotes From Jonathan Edwards Christ is the true light of the world; it is through him alone that true wisdom is imparted to the mind. Jonathan Edwards lightmindworld Prayer is as natural an expression of faith as breathing is of life. Jonathan Edwards breathingexpressionprayer A truly Christian love, either to God or men, is a humble broken-hearted love. The desires of the saints, however earnest, are humble desires. Their hope is a humble hope; and their joy, even when it is unspeakable and full of glory, is a humble broken-hearted joy, and leaves the Christian more poor in spirit, and more like a little child, and more disposed to a universal lowliness of behaviour. Jonathan Edwards humblechristianchildren 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. Jonathan Edwards holinesslovelydelight Jesus Christ is both the only price and sacrifice by which eternal redemption is obtained for believers. Jonathan Edwards redemptionsacrificejesus If you long to be more like Christ, then act like Him, and walk as He walked. Jonathan Edwards walkslongchrist The door of God’s mercy is thrown wide open, and Christ stands in the door and says to sinners ‘Come.’ Jonathan Edwards mercydoorschrist If I murmur in the least at affliction, if I am in any way uncharitable, if I revenge my own case, if I do anything purely to please myself or omit anything because it is a great denial, if I trust myself, if I take any praise for any good which Christ does by me, or if I am in any way proud, I shall act as my own and not God’s. Jonathan Edwards denialrevengedoe There is a difference between having a rational judgment that honey is sweet, and having a sense of its sweetness Jonathan Edwards differencessweethoney Resolved, never to lose one moment of time; but improve it the most profitable way I possibly can. Jonathan Edwards profitablemomentsway Unconverted men walk over the pit of hell on a rotten covering. Jonathan Edwards coveringrottenmen He that has doctrinal knowledge and speculation only, without affection, never is engaged in the business of religion. Jonathan Edwards engagedaffectionspeculation All the graces of Christianity always go together. They so go together that where there is one, there are all, and where one is wanting, all are wanting. Where there is faith, there are love, and hope, and humility; and where there is love, there is also trust; and where there is a holy trust in God, there is love to God; and where there is a gracious hope, there also is a holy fear of God. Jonathan Edwards humilitygracetogether The Spirit of God is given to the true saints to dwell in them as his proper lasting abode to dwell in them and to influence their hearts as a principle of new nature or as a divine supernatural spring of life and action. Jonathan Edwards principlesheartspring The godly are designed for unknown and inconceivable happiness. Jonathan Edwards godly So that it must be only by the imagination that Satan has access to the soul, to tempt and delude it, or suggest anything to it. And this seems to be the reason why persons that are under the disease of melancholy are commonly so visibly and remarkably subject to the suggestions and temptations of Satan... Innumerable are the ways by which the mind may be led on to all kind of evil thoughts, by the exciting of external ideas in the imagination. Jonathan Edwards imaginationevilideas We must view humility as one of the most essential things that characterizes true Christianity. Jonathan Edwards essentialshumilityviews There are two sorts of hypocrites: ones that are deceived with their outward morality and external religion; and the others are those that are deceived with false discoveries and elevation; which often cry down works, and men's own righteousness, and tlak much of free grace, but at the same time make a righteousness of their discoveries and of their humiliation, and exalt themselves to heaven with them. Jonathan Edwards hypocritediscoverymen Every Christian family ought to be as it were a little church. Jonathan Edwards churchchristianlittles The best, most beautiful, and most perfect way that we have of expressing a sweet concord of mind to each other is by music. Jonathan Edwards musicinspiringbeautiful
