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Archives for July 2017

July 26, 2017 by Craig Biehl

Gleanings from The Religious Affections (Part 3): The Definition of Religious Affections

Gleanings from The Religious Affections Part 3): The Definition of Religious Affections - Weekly Blog Post by Dr. Craig Biehl - colorful hearts windchime

Edwards begins his argument supporting the centrality and importance of affections to the Christian life with a look at 1 Peter 1:8: “Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory.” Written to believers suffering under intense persecution, Edwards […]

Filed Under: Jonathan Edwards, Theology Tagged With: affections of the Christian life, head or heart knowledge, heart or will, inclination, jonathan edwards, true religious affections, understanding

July 19, 2017 by Craig Biehl

Gleanings from The Religious Affections (Part 2): Why Edwards Wrote It

Gleanings from The Religious Affections Part 2): Why Edwards Wrote It - Weekly Blog Post by Dr. Craig Biehl - old book with ink well and quill

Every revival in the church includes an unhappy mixture of good and bad—the fruit of God bringing people to saving faith and a greater love of His excellence, and the fruit of the devil’s deceptions and the corruption in believing and unbelieving hearts. Indeed, “It is no new thing, that much false religion should prevail, […]

Filed Under: Jonathan Edwards, Theology Tagged With: counterfeit religion, enemies of God, Great Awakening, health of the church, new life in Christ, The Religious Affections, true work of God

July 12, 2017 by Craig Biehl

Gleanings from The Religious Affections (Part 1): The Glories, Evils, and Confusion of the Great Awakening

The Glories, Evils, and Confusion of the Great Awakening - Weekly Blog Post by Dr. Craig Biehl

Jonathan Edwards’ classic work, The Religious Affections, is likely the greatest book ever written on the nature of the Holy Spirit’s work in the heart of a true believer or the essence of the true Christian life. Thoughtful reflection in its pages reaps the enormous dividends of greater understanding and appreciation of the infinite excellence […]

Filed Under: Jonathan Edwards, Theology Tagged With: Charles Chauncy, jonathan edwards, The First Great Awakening, The Religious Affections

July 5, 2017 by Craig Biehl

Lessons from Love and Contempt Toward Jonathan Edwards

Lessons from Love and Contempt Toward Jonathan Edwards - Weekly Blog Post by Dr. Craig Biehl

In the early pages of his biography of Jonathan Edwards, Iain Murray catalogs an enlightening mix of opinions concerning the eighteenth-century theologian and pastor. At first blush, the extreme and opposite views of Edwards give the impression that people were not talking about the same man. Yet, they were, and therein lies a great lesson […]

Filed Under: Theology, Worldview Tagged With: approval of God, approval of men, approval of the world, eternal wisdom, faithfulness to God, jonathan edwards

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