Jonathan Edward's The Religious Affections: How Sweet it Is!

Episode 66 • February 10, 2023 • 00:08:44
Jonathan Edward's The Religious Affections: How Sweet it Is!
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Jonathan Edward's The Religious Affections: How Sweet it Is!

Feb 10 2023 | 00:08:44

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Show Notes

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.

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