Required reading
Remarks on Important Theological Controversies in Vol 2 of the Works by Jonathan Edwards (Available from Amazon or free here) - Read Chapter I.
My summary
This week Edwards begins giving us some remarks on important theological controversies.
We learn about:
(i) God's government of the world, particularly concerning morality.
(ii) the future state of rewards and punishment.
What grabbed me
I liked the argument for the existence of divine revelation: 'What has been said, does invincibly argue a divine revelation. Because, if God maintains a moral government over mankind, then there must be rewards and punishments. But these sanctions must he declared: for instance, the punishments which enforce God’s laws must be made known. To suppose that God keeps up an equal, perfect moral government over the world, and yet leaves men wholly at a loss about the nature, manner, degree, time, place, and continuance of their punishment, or leaves it only to their guesses, or for them to argue it out from the nature of things, as well as they can, and every one to make his judgment according as his notions shall guide him, is a very unreasonable supposition.'
It is reasonable that God has spoken and he has!
Next week's reading
Commence Chapter II of 'Remarks on Important Theological Controversies' by reading up to the paragraph commencing: '20. To suppose that, after all the means of grace that are used in this world, Moses and the prophets, Christ and the gospel, the warnings of God's words...'.
Now it's your turn
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