The enjoyment of God is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied. — Jonathan Edwards Enjoyment Copy Share Image
We must view humility as one of the most essential things that characterizes true Christianity. — Jonathan Edwards Christianity Copy Share Image
“Nothing sets a Christian so much out of the devil's reach than humility.” — Jonathan Edwards Christian Copy Share Image
“Yea, God is a great deal more angry with great numbers that are now on earth, yea, doubtless, with many that are… — Jonathan Edwards Angry Copy Share Image
God’s purpose for my life was that I have a passion for God’s glory and that I have a passion for my… — Jonathan Edwards Glory Copy Share Image
The wrath of God burns against them, their damnation does not slumber; the pit is prepared, the fire is made ready, the… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
True salvation always produces an abiding change of nature in a true convert. Therefore, whenever holiness of life does not accompany a… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
“Such people, and their faithful ministers, shall be each other’s crown of rejoicing: 1 Thess. ii. 19, 20, “For what is our… — Jonathan Edwards Joy Copy Share Image
Holiness appeared to me to be of a sweet, pleasant, charming, serene, calm nature; which brought an inexpressible purity, brightness, peacefulness and… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
“Natural men may have lively impressions on their imaginations; and we can’t determine but that the devil, who transforms himself into an… — Jonathan Edwards Beauty Copy Share Image
When I am giving the relation of a thing, remember to abstain from altering either in the matter or manner of speaking,… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
“There shall be a glorious reward to faithful ministers: to those who have been successful: Dan. xii. 3, “And they that be… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
The surest way to know our gold, is to look upon it and examine it in God's furnace, where he tries it… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
“God has laid himself under no obligation, by any promise, to keep any natural man out of hell one moment. God certainly… — Jonathan Edwards Eternal life Copy Share Image
“The ingenerating of a principle of grace in the soul seems in Scripture to be compared to the conceiving of Christ in… — Jonathan Edwards Believer Copy Share Image
“It is of vast consequence how ministers discharge their office, and conduct themselves towards their people in the work of the ministry,… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
“This light is such as effectually influences the inclination, and changes the nature of the soul. It assimilates the nature to the… — Jonathan Edwards Divine nature Copy Share Image
“Because Christ was of Ruth’s posterity. The Holy Ghost thought fit to take particular notice of that marriage of Boaz with Ruth,… — Jonathan Edwards Holy ghost Copy Share Image
“1. That he had approved himself to his own conscience, verse 12: “For our own rejoicing is this, the testimony of our… — Jonathan Edwards Conscience Copy Share Image
A true love for God must begin with a delight in His holiness, and not with a delight in any other attribute;… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
Resolved, to confess frankly to myself all that which I find in myself, either infirmity or sin; and, if it be what… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
Resolved, never to do any manner of thing, whether in soul or body, less or more, but what tends to the glory… — Jonathan Edwards Body Copy Share Image
A true and faithful Christian does not make holy living an accidental thing. It is his great concern. As the business of… — Jonathan Edwards Christ Copy Share Image
“When those that we have formerly been conversant with, are turning to God, and joining themselves to his people, it ought to… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
There are people who love those who agree with them and admire them, but have no time for those who oppose and… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
“And now you have an extraordinary opportunity, a day wherein Christ has flung the door of mercy wide open, and stands in… — Jonathan Edwards Compassion Copy Share Image
Family education and order are some of the chief means of grace; if these are duly maintained, all the means of grace… — Jonathan Edwards Chiefs Copy Share Image
There are two sorts of hypocrites: ones that are deceived with their outward morality and external religion; and the others are those… — Jonathan Edwards Cry Copy Share Image
Those who are in a state of salvation are to attribute it to sovereign grace alone, and to give all the praise… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
Sincere friendship towards God, in all who believe him to be properly an intelligent, willing being, does most apparently, directly, and strongly… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
Surely there is something in the unruffled calm of nature that overawes our little anxieties and doubts; the sight of the deep-blue… — Jonathan Edwards Anxiety Copy Share Image
The Spirit of God is given to the true saints to dwell in them as his proper lasting abode to dwell in… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
Resolved, never to count that a prayer, nor to let that pass as a prayer, nor that as a petition of a… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
“But their meeting at the day of judgment will be exceeding diverse, in its manner and circumstance, from any such meetings and… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
“grace of God in bestowing this gift is most free. It was what God was under no obligation to bestow: he might… — Jonathan Edwards Fallen angel Copy Share Image
If the case be such indeed, that all mankind are by nature in a state of total ruin, then, doubtless,the great salvation… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
Being sensible that I am unable to do any thing without God's help, I do humbly entreat Him, by His grace, to… — Jonathan Edwards Christ Copy Share Image
The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider... abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked:… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
If there be ground for you to trust in your own righteousness, then, all that Christ did to purchase salvation, and all… — Jonathan Edwards Christ Copy Share Image
“Sin is the ruin and misery of the soul; it is destructive in its nature; and if God should leave it without… — Jonathan Edwards Nature Copy Share Image
