Miscellaneous Discourses in Vol II of the Works - Edwards - XVI - Christ exalted

Required reading

Miscellaneous Discourses in Vol 2 of the Works by Jonathan Edwards (Available from Amazon or free here) - Read 'Christ exalted'.

My summary

Today's text is 'For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed, is death.' (1 Corinthians 15:25-26)

Firstly Edwards teaches how evil of all kinds has prevailed and highly exalted itself in the world.

But then Edwards explains how Jesus Christ in the work of redemption appears gloriously above all these evils.

What grabbed me

I loved this encouragement:

'Here is matter of exceeding great encouragement for all sinful miserable creatures in the world of mankind, to come to Christ. For let them be as sinful as they will, and ever so miserable; Christ, in the work of redemption, is gloriously exalted above all their sin and misery.

How high soever their guilt has risen, though mountains have been heaping on mountains all the days of their lives, till the pile appears towering up to heaven, and above the very stars; yet Christ in the work of redemption appears gloriously exalted above all this height.—Though they are overwhelmed in a mighty deluge of woe and misery; a deluge that is not only above their heads, but above the heads of the highest mountains; and they do not see how it is possible that they should escape; yet they have no reason to be discouraged from looking to Christ for help; who in the work of redemption, appears gloriously above the deluge of evil. Though they see dreadful corruption in their hearts; though their lusts appear like giants, or like the raging waves of the sea; yet they need not despair of help; but may look to Christ, who appears in the work of redemption, gloriously above all this corruption.'

Where sin abounds, grace abounds all the more!

Next week's reading

Read 'Self-flatteries'.

Now it's your turn

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