“And Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” And the people did not answer him a word.” (1 Kings 18:21, ESV) The title of the sermon is The Unreasonableness of IndeterminationContinue reading “THE UNREASONABLENESS OF INDETERMINATION IN RELGION – Jonathan Edwards (1734)”
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THE END OF THE WICKED CONTEMPLATED BY THE RIGHTEOUS – Jonathan Edwards
The text is Revelation 18:20 — Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her. The sermon by Jonathan Edwards is comprised of four headings: 1. When the saints in glory shall see the wrath of God executed on ungodly men, it will be no occasionContinue reading “THE END OF THE WICKED CONTEMPLATED BY THE RIGHTEOUS – Jonathan Edwards”
MEN’S INHUMANITY TO GOD – Jonathan Edwards (1750)
Jonathan Edwards never minced words. In his sermon, Men’s Inhumanity to God he reminds sinners that their general bent is to turn away from God, curse God, and live independent of his authority. Doctrine Men are wont to offer such treatment to God as they will not take one of another. Edwards draws his text fromContinue reading “MEN’S INHUMANITY TO GOD – Jonathan Edwards (1750)”
THE TRUE EXCELLENCY OF A MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL – Jonathan Edwards
In this masterful sermon, Jonathan Edwards sets forth what sets apart a minister of the gospel. He establishes his doctrine at the beginning of the sermon: ‘Tis the excellency of a minister of the gospel to be both a burning and a shining light. Six propositions guide the doctrinal assertion: I would show that Christ’sContinue reading “THE TRUE EXCELLENCY OF A MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL – Jonathan Edwards”
THE PEACE WHICH CHRIST GIVES HIS TRUE FOLLOWERS – Jonathan Edwards (1750)
Imagine shepherding a congregation of people, only to find yourself expelled from the church. That is exactly what happened to Jonathan Edwards – America’s greatest intellectual. Within a month of his dismissal, Edwards pens a series of sermons – one of which is entitled The Peace Which Christ Gives His True Followers. The Text: John 14:27Continue reading “THE PEACE WHICH CHRIST GIVES HIS TRUE FOLLOWERS – Jonathan Edwards (1750)”
WRATH UPON THE WICKED TO THE UTTERMOST – Jonathan Edwards (1735)
The sermon is dated May, 1735. Jonathan Edwards makes his way into the pulpit to read his manuscript – which was his consistent habit. The full title of the sermon is When the Wicked Shall Have Filled Up the Measure of Their Sin, Wrath Will Come Upon Them to the Uttermost. The text that theContinue reading “WRATH UPON THE WICKED TO THE UTTERMOST – Jonathan Edwards (1735)”
THE THINGS THAT BELONG TO TRUE RELIGION – Jonathan Edwards (1751)
The text is Acts 11:12-13 which describes an episode in the life of Cornelius. Edwards describes Cornelius as he preaches to the Mohawk indians at Stockbridge as a man who was a non-Jew, a man who came from the stock of a heathen nation; a man who came from a nation that had beaten downContinue reading “THE THINGS THAT BELONG TO TRUE RELIGION – Jonathan Edwards (1751)”
THE MANNER IN WHICH THE SALVATION OF THE SOUL IS TO BE SOUGHT – Jonathan Edwards (1740)
Jonathan Edwards presents his doctrine at the front end of the sermon: We should be willing to engage in and go through undertakings, in order to our own salvation. Noah, in this case is the exemplar. As Noah obeyed when God commanded him to build the ark, so we too, should go through “great undertakings, inContinue reading “THE MANNER IN WHICH THE SALVATION OF THE SOUL IS TO BE SOUGHT – Jonathan Edwards (1740)”
HEAVEN ON EARTH: Capturing Jonathan Edwards’s Vision of Living in Between – Stephen J. Nichols (2006)
Heaven on Earth by Stephen J. Nichols attempts to capture the essence of Jonathan Edwards’s vision for living in between heaven and earth. The author confronts the typical negative response to Jonathan Edwards who is regularly caricatured as a mean-spirited Puritan who is preoccupied with the wrath of God. Of course, nothing could be further fromContinue reading “HEAVEN ON EARTH: Capturing Jonathan Edwards’s Vision of Living in Between – Stephen J. Nichols (2006)”
HEAVEN’S DRAGNET – Jonathan Edwards (1751)
The text is Matthew 13:47-50. The missionary to the Stockbridge Indians sets his doctrine up in advance: The fisherman that cast the net are ministers of the gospel whom Christ appoints to gather men into his church. Edwards draws an immediate contrast between the righteous and the unrighteous: “So God will save his saints andContinue reading “HEAVEN’S DRAGNET – Jonathan Edwards (1751)”
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