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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…
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ALL HAIL THE POWER
Amazing Grace Edward Perronet, 1726–1792Altered by John Rippon, 1751–1836 You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things, and by Your will they were created and have their being. (Revelation 4:11) Sometimes called the “National Anthem of Christendom,” this is one of the truly great…
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Morning & Evening
This teaches us that the comfort obtained by one may often prove serviceable to another; just as wells would be used by the company who came after. We read some book full of consolation, which is like Jonathan’s rod, dropping with honey. Ah! we think our brother has been here before us, and digged this…
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Christians – A Chosen Generation, A Royal Priesthood, A Holy Nation, A Peculiar People (Part 4)
Jonathan Edwards SECTION 4True Christians – A Peculiar People (Cont’d) This truth also suggests to us a few additional reflections. a) Christians need to bear with one another. They are all of one family. Christians share relationships with each other that they do not share with anyone else in the world. Christians might be from…
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O WORSHIP THE KING
Amazing Grace Robert Grant, 1779–1838 Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises. For God is the King of all the earth; sing to Him a psalm of praise. (Psalm 47:6, 7) The word worship is a contraction of an old expression in the English language, woerth-scipe, denoting the giving…
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Christians – A Chosen Generation, A Royal Priesthood, A Holy Nation, A Peculiar People (Part 2)
Jonathan Edwards SECTION 2True Christians – A Royal Priesthood The two offices of king and priest were esteemed very highly by both the Jews and the heathens. They were unknown offices under the law of Moses. Moses himself is said to have been king in Jeshurun. His brother Aaron was the high priest. Those who…
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