"God’s purpose for my life was that I……" — Jonathan Edwards
"God’s purpose for my life was that I have a passion for God’s glory and that I have a passion for my joy in that glory, and that these two are one passion."
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47 Quotes by Jonathan Edwards
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Resolution One: I will live for God. Resolution Two: If no one else does, I still will.
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Grace is but glory begun, and glory is but grace perfected.
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Prayer is as natural an expression of faith as breathing is of life.
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The way to Heaven is ascending; we must be content to travel uphill, though it be hard and tiresome, and…
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The happiness of the creature consists in rejoicing in God, by which also God is magnified and exalted.
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There are two sorts of hypocrites: ones that are deceived with their outward morality and external religion; and the others…
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The best, most beautiful, and most perfect way that we have of expressing a sweet concord of mind to each…
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To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here.
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I assert that nothing ever comes to pass without a cause.
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Sincere friendship towards God, in all who believe him to be properly an intelligent, willing being, does most apparently, directly,…
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Of all the knowledge that we can ever obtain, the knowledge of God, and the knowledge of ourselves, are the…
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All truth is given by revelation, either general or special, and it must be received by reason. Reason is the…
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Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or…
— Aristotle
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Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty: permit the distinctive sign of our order to be that it does not…
— Francis of Assisi
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Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.
— Marcus Aurelius
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The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is…
— Alfred Austin
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Look out into the universe and contemplate the glory of God. Observe the stars, millions of them, twinkling in the…
— Sai Baba
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The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment…
— Johann Sebastian Bach
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I'm not motivated by vanity, glory or the quest for power.
— Michele Bachmann
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Among the great glories of the MGM lot were the vast outdoor sets that had been constructed over the years.
— Joseph Barbera
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Man is a military animal, glories in gunpowder, and loves parade.
— Philip James Bailey
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If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the…
— James A. Baldwin
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The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory.
— James A. Baldwin
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The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a theatrical show. Jefferson ran away with all the stage effect of…
— John Adams
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