In a culture where Christians are affected by fragmentation and compartmentalization, Randy Newman argues that getting “back to the Bible” means pursuing a holistic vision for what it means to be human and what that looks like in every way. Then, we will love God with all our heart, soul, strength, and mind. To help us do this, he recommends reading Jonathan Edwards’s classic The Religious Affections (1746). Edwards wanted his hearers and readers to know that just having an opinion about God or believing the right propositions about God doesn’t make one a Christian. Saving faith must be felt as well as understood.
Learn more in this episode of the Knowing and Doing Podcast. To read this article online, please click here.
What does the New Testament mean by the word world? In this issue we will seek to understand the world system, its origin and...
Eighteenth century philosopher and theologian, Jonathan Edwards, speaks to us today as convincingly as several centuries ago. Learn more about the life and faith...
Most Christians are taught to believe that ambition is sinful and therefore to be avoided. But what is godly ambition and how can we...