“we ought not to limit God where He has not limited Himself.” — Jonathan Edwards God Copy Share Image
He that lives a prayerless life, lives without God in the world. — Jonathan Edwards God Copy Share Image
Nothing sets a person so much out of the devil's reach as humility. — Jonathan Edwards Christian Copy Share Image
The smallest sin is an act of Cosmic Treason against a Holy God. — Jonathan Edwards Cosmic Copy Share Image
A greater absurdity cannot be thought of than a morose, hardhearted, covetous, proud, malicious Christian. — Jonathan Edwards Absurdity Copy Share Image
“Prayer is as natural an expression of faith as breathing is to life.” — Jonathan Edwards Breathing Copy Share Image
The door of God’s mercy is thrown wide open, and Christ stands in the door and says to sinners ‘Come.’ — Jonathan Edwards Christ Copy Share Image
“the presbyterian way has ever appeared to me most agreeable to the word of God, and the reason and nature of things;” — Jonathan Edwards Agreeable Copy Share Image
A man who knows that he lives in sin against God will not be inclined to come daily into the presence of… — Jonathan Edwards God Copy Share Image
Resolved, to endeavor to obtain for myself as much happiness, in the other world, as I possibly can. — Jonathan Edwards Endeavor Copy Share Image
One requirement to be used as a leader in a movement of revival: They must have the Spirit of God upon them. — Jonathan Edwards Leader Copy Share Image
There is nothing that keeps wicked men at any one moment out of hell, but the mere pleasure of God — Jonathan Edwards Hell Copy Share Image
Consider that as a principle of love is the main principle in the heart of a real Christian, so the labor of… — Jonathan Edwards Business Copy Share Image
“It should be our firm and inflexible resolution in such a case that it shall be no parting, but that we will… — Jonathan Edwards People God Copy Share Image
Salvation is so great a thing, so glorious an attainment, that 'tis worth the while for a man to do his utmost… — Jonathan Edwards Attainment Copy Share Image
“If a sight of Christ's outward glory might give a rational assurance of His divinity, why might not an apprehension of He… — Jonathan Edwards Confidence Copy Share Image
Among the many acts of gratitude we owe to God, it may be accounted one to study and contemplate the perfections and… — Jonathan Edwards Contemplating Copy Share Image
“Prop. I. Heaven is God’s house. An house of public worship is an house where God’s people meet from time to time… — Jonathan Edwards Home Copy Share Image
To pretend to describe the excellence, the greatness or duration of the happiness of heaven by the most artful composition of words… — Jonathan Edwards Excellence Copy Share Image
The way to Heaven is ascending; we must be content to travel uphill, though it be hard and tiresome, and contrary to… — Jonathan Edwards Bias Copy Share Image
“The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider or some loathsome insect over the… — Jonathan Edwards God Copy Share Image
Such is man's nature, that he is very inactive and lazy unless he is influenced by some affection, either love or hatred,… — Jonathan Edwards Affair Copy Share Image
“But yet it is evident that religion consists so much in affection, as that without holy affection there is no true religion;… — Jonathan Edwards Affection Copy Share Image
“Christ condemns the Jews, that they did not know that he was the Messiah, and that his doctrine was true, from an… — Jonathan Edwards Judaism Copy Share Image
So that it must be only by the imagination that Satan has access to the soul, to tempt and delude it, or… — Jonathan Edwards All kinds Copy Share Image
“And babes are as capable of knowing these things as the wise and prudent; and they are often hid from these when… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
As God delights in his own beauty, he must necessarily delight in the creature's holiness which is a conformity to and participation… — Jonathan Edwards Beam Copy Share Image
“As it is with spiritual discoveries and affections given at first conversion, so it is in all subsequent illuminations and affections of… — Jonathan Edwards Affection Copy Share Image
“Some have a mansion prepared for them in heaven from the foundation [of the world]; others are sent away as cursed into… — Jonathan Edwards Suffering Copy Share Image
“Unless men may come to a reasonable, solid persuasion and conviction of the truth of the gospel, by the internal evidences of… — Jonathan Edwards Education Copy Share Image
“But saints and angels behold that glory of God which consists in the beauty of His holiness; and it is this sight… — Jonathan Edwards Beauty Copy Share Image
“We have a remarkable instance and evidence of the happy and great influence of such a strong rod as has been described… — Jonathan Edwards Every man Copy Share Image
“And then our late grand controversy, concerning the qualifications necessary for admission to the privileges of members in complete standing in the… — Jonathan Edwards Church of christ Copy Share Image
If the heart be chiefly and directly fixed on God, and the soul engaged to glorify him, some degree of religious affection… — Jonathan Edwards Admire Copy Share Image
“In every act of the will whatsoever, the soul either likes or dislikes, is either inclined or disinclined to what is in… — Jonathan Edwards Joy Copy Share Image
“Edwards sought to impose a new test of qualification. He required, namely, that the candidate for full communion should give evidence of… — Jonathan Edwards Church membership Copy Share Image