Can do Quote by Jonathan Edwards
“If there be ground for you to trust, as you do, in your own righteousness, then all that Christ did to purchase salvation, and all that God did from the fall of man to prepare the way for it, is in vain. Consider what greater folly could you have devised to charge upon God than this, that all those things were done so needlessly; when, instead of all this, He might only have called you forth, and committed the business to you, which you think you can do so easily.”
About This Quote
Trusting one's own righteousness makes Christ's sacrifice seem pointless; true faith requires humility and reliance on God.
In simple terms: Righteousness without humility undermines salvation.
Key Takeaway
Embrace humility and trust in divine guidance.
Themes
faith
humility
theology
Mood
contemplative
serious
Type
theological
philosophical
When to use this quote
- prayer
- study groups
- personal counseling
- ethical decision making
Key Concepts
philosophy
spirituality
self‑reliance
Questions to Reflect On
- What does humility look like in your faith?
- How can you shift from self‑reliance to divine reliance?
A Different Perspective
Human pride can distort spiritual purpose.
![“But it is doubtless true, and evident from [the] Scriptures, that the essence of all true religion lies in holy love; and that in this divine affection, and an habitual disposition to it, and that light which is the foundation of it, and those things which are the fruits of it, consists the whole…” quote by Jonathan Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2fd/jonathan-edwards-770_affection_but-it-is-doubtless-true-and-evident-fro_82879.jpg)
