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HOW SWEET THE NAME OF JESUS SOUNDS
Amazing Grace John Newton, 1725–1807 Unto you therefore which believe He is precious. (1 Peter 2:7 KJV) One of the important activities we need for our spiritual growth and maturity is to spend time daily in quiet meditation and communion with our Lord. Although Bible reading and prayer are absolutely necessary, it is still possible…
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God, the Best Portion of the Christian (Part 2)
(DATED APRIL 1736) Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. (Psalms 73:25) APPLICATION First, we may learn that whatever changes a godly man passes through, he is happy. He is happy because his chosen portion on which he builds as his main foundation of…
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The Excellency of Christ (Part 4)
Jonathan Edwards SECTION 2To show how this comparison of Christ’s excellencies appears in Christ’s life. APPLICATION 2. What is there that you can want in a savior that Christ does not have? Could you even desire a savior that would be different from Christ? What could Christ possibly be missing? What is there that is…
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The Excellency of Christ (Part 3)
Jonathan Edwards SECTION 2 (Cont’d)To show how this comparison of Christ’s excellencies appears in Christ’s life. 3. Christ never so eminently appeared for divine justice, and yet never suffered so much from divine justice, as when He offered up Himself a sacrifice for our sins. In Christ’s great sufferings, He showed His infinite regard to…
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The Excellency of Christ (Part 2)
Jonathan Edwards DATED AUGUST 1736. (ADAPTED FROM THREE SERMONS) E. In the person of Christ are both a spirit of obedience and supreme dominion over heaven and earth. (Cont’d) Yet in the same person is found the greatest spirit of obedience to the commands and laws of God that ever was in the universe, evidenced…
