Are there matters that Edwards wrote about that have direct application to Christians today?
GM: In addition to Edwards’ theological emphasis on God’s love and beauty, Edwards also provides astute analysis of true and false “religious affections.” A genuine response to God’s love must be a loving response: to love God and whatever God loves. It must be more than just assent to true doctrine. Often, evangelical religion today seems to be a celebration of self or of one’s own experience. Edwards provides guidelines for keeping the focus on God. At his best, Edwards was both passionate about God’s earthly work of redemption and honest about the flaws and failings of real Christians. — Amy Plantinga Pauw AP: Edwards’ reflections on the beauty of God and on the joys and perplexities of the life of faith continue to inspire a wide spectrum of contemporary Christians. At his best, Edwards was both passionate about God’s earthly work of redemption and honest about the flaws and failings of real Christians. Christians get in trouble when they let either one of those slip. HS: Sure, whi
