History of the Work of Redemption Vol I of the Works - Edwards - XII - Period III continued

Required readingHistory of the Work of Redemption in Vol I of the Works by Jonathan Edwards (Available from Amazon or free here) - Read Part I of Period III.

My summary.

Now Edwards shows us the success of the redemption from the resurrection of Christ to the destruction of Jerusalem.

We see:

(i) the success itself (among the Jews, Samaritans and Gentiles);

(ii) the opposition made against the success by its enemies;

(iii) the terrible judgements of God on those enemies.

What grabbed me

I liked this description of the conversion of the Gentiles: 'This was a great and new thing, such as never had been before. All nations but the Jews, and a few who had occasionally joined them, had been rejected from about the time of Moses. The Gentile world had been covered with the thick darkness of idolatry; but now at the joyful sound of the gospel, they began in all parts to forsake their idols, and to cast them to the moles and to the bats. They now learned to worship the true God, and to trust in his Son Jesus Christ. God owned them for his people; and those who had so long been afar off, were made nigh by the blood of Christ. Men, from being heathenish and brutish, became the children of God; were called out of Satan's kingdom of darkness, and brought into God's marvellous light. In almost all countries throughout the known world there were christian assemblies, and joyful praises were sung to the true God, and Jesus Christ the glorious Redeemer.'

Marvelous light indeed!

Next week's reading

Read Part II of Period III.

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