To All the Saints of God : Addresses to the Church

by Edwards, Jonathan; Kistler, Don

• ISBN13: 9781573581431
• ISBN10: 1573581437
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-12-01
• Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books

Summary

This is a compilation of 12 of Edwards' sermons on important topics to give Christians a better understanding of God and His church. These sermons address ecclesiological and membership issues from a practical standpoint, as well as focusing on personal duties in local church life.

Author Biography

Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) Jonathan Edwards was born in 1703 in Connecticut. At the age of thirteen he entered Yale, after receiving his early education from his father, who was a Congregational minister. In 1729 he assumed full ministerial duties for his grandfather, Solomon Stoddard, at Northampton, Massachusetts. Under the influence of Edwards's preaching, Northampton and neighboring parishes experienced a powerful spiritual revival, known as the Great Awakening. During this time he made the acquaintance of George Whitefield, who was instrumental in promoting Edwards abroad. In 1750 he was dismissed from his charge at Northampton and the following year resettled in Stockbridge, where he pastored a small American Indian congregation. It was here that he did most of his writing. Edwards accepted the presidency of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), but died from a smallpox vaccination only a week after taking the office

Table of Contents

The True Excellency of a Gospel Minister	p. 1
The Warnings of Scripture Are in the Best Manner Adapted to the Awakening and Conversion of Sinners	p. 29
The Most High a Prayer-Hearing God	p. 46
God's Sovereignty in the Salvation of Men	p. 68
God Glorified in Man's Dependence	p. 96
The Nature and End of Excommunication	p. 118
The Sorrows of the Bereaved Spread Before Jesus	p. 137
The Character of Paul an Example to Christians	p. 155
The Importance and Advantage of a Thorough Knowledge of Divine Truth	p. 212
The Necessity of Self-Examination	p. 242
The Church's Marriage to Her Sons and to Her God	p. 301
Hope and Comfort Usually Follow Genuine Humiliation and Repentance	p. 346
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