Jonathan Edwards in Charity and Its Fruits

"Do you think the injuries you have received from your fellow-man are more than you have offered to God? Has your enemy been more base, more unreasonable, more ungrateful, than you have to the High and Holy One? Have his offenses been more heinous or aggravated, or more in number, than yours have been against your Creator, Benefactor, and Redeemer? Have they been more provoking and exasperating than your sinful conduct has been to him who is the author of all our mercies, and to whom you are under the highest obligations?"

Comments (4)

Thank you so much for posting this. It was a breath of fresh air to read it(o: Keep looking up!

Posted by Alex | February 13, 2008 1:31 PM

amen! thank you so much for posting this. what a convicting passage. and a wonderful book, we are going through it in a study at church.

Posted by katherine Estes | February 13, 2008 10:03 PM

I'm pretty sure that I'm supposed to answer all of Edwards rhetorical questions with a resounding "No."

Keep the good quotes coming Mr. Harris. Me likely.

Posted by Timothy Miller | February 13, 2008 11:18 PM

excellent quote.

Posted by Perry | February 14, 2008 10:46 AM

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