Monday, May 6, 2013

Quote of the Week - Jonathan Edwards on the virtues of Christ

All the virtues which appeared in Christ shone brightest in the close of His life, under the trials He then met. Eminent virtue always shows brightest in the fire. Pure gold shows its purity chiefly in the furnace. It was chiefly under those trials which Christ endured in the close of His life, that His love to God, His honor of God's majesty, His regard to the honor of His law, His spirit of obedience, His humility, contempt of the world, His patience, meekness, and spirit of forgiveness towards men, appeared. Indeed, every thing that Christ did to work out redemption for us appears mainly in the close of His life. Here mainly is His satisfaction for sin, and here chiefly is His merit of eternal life for sinners, and here chiefly appears the brightness of His example which He has set us for imitation.

- Jonathan Edwards, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers, 1895, pg. 67
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  1. TonyMay 7, 2013 at 12:01 AM

    Anything with Jonathan Edwards gets an automatic 500,000 points from me. B-)

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    1. SethMay 7, 2013 at 8:40 AM

      Hey, with good reason too; he was awesome.

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