A collection of quotes and sayings by Jonathan Edwards on revival, awakening, religions, sovereignty, affections, great, worship, accomplishments and prayer.
52 Life Changing Quotes By Jonathan Edwards On Life, Faith, Grace And More
Jonathan Edwards was an eminent American philosopher, Congregationalist, protestant theologian and revivalist preacher. He held to the ‘Reformed theology’ just like most of the ‘Puritans’. He played a pivotal role in the religious revival known as ‘The First Great Awakening’. This led to the revolution of the Protestant religion in British America and Europe during the mid 18th century. As a theologian, his thoughts, works and preaching covered various aspects of Christian religion however, he was primarily considered as a pioneer in Calvinism or Reformed faith. We have rounded some notable and inspiring quotes and sayings by Jonathan Edwards which are till date quoted extensively. Go through the quotable quotations and thoughts by Jonathan Edwards on free-will, major, God, live, glory, happiness, creature, beautiful, music, travel, content, God, best, power, liberty, pass, friendship, heart etc.
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.
Surely there is something in the unruffled calm of nature that overawes our little anxieties and doubts; the sight of the deep-blue sky and the clustering stars above seems to impart a quiet to the mind.
Holiness appeared to me to be of a sweet, pleasant, charming, serene, calm nature; which brought an inexpressible purity, brightness, peacefulness and ravishment to the soul.
True weanedness from the world don't consist in being beat off from the world by the affliction of it, but a being drawn off by the sight of something better.
Jonathan Edwards
One of these grand defects, as I humbly conceive, is this, that children are habituated to learning without understanding.
Nothing sets a Christian so much out of the devil's reach than humility.
Jonathan Edwards
Resolved, to study the Scriptures so steadily, constantly and frequently, as that I may find, and plainly perceive myself to grow in the knowledge of the same.
Men will trust in God no further than they know Him; and they cannot be in the exercise of faith in Him one ace further than they have a sight of His fulness and faithfulness in exercise.
Being sensible that I am unable to do any thing without God's help, I do humbly entreat Him, by His grace, to enable me to keep these Resolutions, so far as they are agreeable to His will, for Christ's sake.
Grace of God in bestowing this gift is most free. It was what God was under no obligation to bestow: he might have rejected fallen man, as he did the fallen angels. It
Tis a more glorious effect of power to make that holy that was so depraved and under the domination of sin than to confer holiness on that which before had nothing of the contrary.
If there be such a distinguishing excellency in divine things, tis rational to suppose that there may be such a thing as seeing it.
Jonathan Edwards
Tis a more glorious effect of power to make that holy that was so depraved and under dominion of sin, than to confirm holiness on that which before had nothing of the contrary.
My soul longs to feel itself more of a pilgrim and stranger here below; that nothing may divert me from pressing through the lonely desert, till I arrive at my Father’s house.
The good Lord grant, that false religion may cease, and true religion prevail through the earth!
Jonathan Edwards
This glorious Person came down from heaven to be ‘the Light of the world,’ that by him the beauty of the Deity might shine forth, in the brightest and fullest manner, to the children of men.
Resolved, to endeavor to obtain for myself as much happiness in the other world as I possibly can, with all the power, might, vigor, and vehemence, yea violence, I am capable of.
If a sight of Christ's outward glory might give a rational assurance of His divinity, why might not an apprehension of He is spiritual glory do so too?
Jonathan Edwards
... it is for God, when he pleases, to cast his enemies down to hell...
