From The Preaching of Jonathan Edwards, John Carrick
… Edwards maintains, that fallen man suffers moral inability and there are certain things that he simply cannot do. First, (Edwards explains to the Indians in the latest preaching on this text), [December 1751] men cannot make satisfaction for their sins; only God can do that. Second, men [...]

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Consider these Books and other resources by featured author Jonathan Edwards
Freedom of the Will | Religious Affections | Praying Together for True Revival

We need more men like Him.

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Does depression depress God?
by Pastor Josh Moody
The first thing to remember is that depression can be used by God. God is not surprised by depression. No, depression is part of God’s sovereign plan. God has a design to use depression for His glory.
Take some biblical examples. The prophet Elijah was depressed – I [...]

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On April 24, 2008, Dr. Doug Sweeney and Collin Hansen discussed Hansen’s Young, Restless, Reformed: A Journalist’s Journey with the New Calvinists (Wheaton: Crossway, 2008).
An MP3 of this discussion, sponsored by the Henry Center, is now available from the Henry Center’s media archive (MP3 | video).
Publisher’s Description: From places like John Piper’s den, Al Mohler’s [...]

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When considering Mark Driscoll’s recent Song of Solomon video clip, I cannot help but reflect on the work of Jonathan Edwards in his The Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God. I am reading through The Spirit of Revival: Discovering the Wisdom of Jonathan Edwards with a modernized text of The Distinguishing [...]

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Jonathan Edwards, in the author’s preface to Freedom of the Will, has this to say about Calvinism, John Calvin, and Calvin’s teaching. I found Edwards comment very insightful given how often individuals are labeled Calvinist.
. . . That the difference of the opinions of those, who in their general scheme of divinity agree with these [...]

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“I can simply testify that in my experience the help that I derived in my early years in the ministry from reading the sermons of Jonathan Edwards was immeasurable. And, of course not only his sermons, but also his account of that Great Awakening, that great religious Revival that took place in America in the [...]

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Josh Moody, in his book, The God-Centered Life: Insights from Jonathan Edwards for Today, provides insight into the the intimate world of Jonathan Edwards.
Page 162-163.
Several personal writings of Jonathan Edwards pull back the curtain a little on this intimate world of the Edwards household. When Jonathan was still single, he wrote this love poem to [...]

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Sam Storms, author of Signs of the Spirit: An Interpretation of Jonathan Edwards’s “Religious Affections,” will be on the Converse with Scholars program tonight, January 24, discussing Edwards’s famous work. The program begins at 10pm EST.
UPDATE: The program is now available for download. Click here to stream, or “right-click, save as” to [...]

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Sam Storms (Enjoying God Ministries), noted expert on Jonathan Edwards, brings us the following messages.
Storms presented five messages on Jonathan Edwards at Grace Church, Chapel Hill, NC.

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You may want to consider Sam Storms wonderfull book Signs of the Spirit: An Interpretation of Jonathan Edwards’ “Religious [...]

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This month’s free audio download at ChristianAudio.com is Jonathan Edwards’s classic, Religious Affections.
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections stands as Edwards’s most penetrating interpretation of the awakenings of his time, not to mention one of the most penetrating of any time. As in Some Thoughts, he argued against the extremes of emotionalism on the one [...]

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Christianaudio.com is offering a free audiobook download of The Life of David Brainerd by Jonathan Edwards  for the month of October. (October 5th is Edwards’ birthday.) Something tells me this might be of interest to some of our readers…
(HT:A-Team)

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Jonathan Edwards on Suffering and the Sweetness of Christ
In September, 1725, I was taken ill at New Haven, and while endeavoring to go home to Windsor, was so ill at the North Village, that I could go no farther, where I lay sick, for about a quarter of a year. In this sickness, God was [...]

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Signs of the Spirit: An Interpretation of Jonathan Edwards Religious Affections
By Sam Storms / Good News & Crossway
Out of vigorous, fervent, affectionate love for God arise an intense hatred and abhorrence of sin, a dread of God’s displeasure, gratitude for his goodness, delight in God when we sense his gracious presence, and grief when he [...]

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A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections stands as Edwards’s most penetrating interpretation of the awakenings of his time, not to mention one of the most penetrating of any time. As in Some Thoughts, he argued against the extremes of emotionalism on the one hand and intellectualism on the other. Affections were essential to true religion, but [...]

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