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Edwards makes three inferences from the Scriptural evidence for affections and I’ve just turned his statements into three exhortations. 1. Don’t disregard or minimize affections. While it is true that there are excesses of enthusiasm, false excitement, or perhaps even more precise, there are some kinds of religious affections that are counterfeits, the answer is not to reject […]

In the previous post we considered the first three proofs from Scripture that true religion is found in the affections. Here are four additional evidences, summarized from Part I of Edwards’ book, The Religious Affections. 4. The saints are examples of great affections. Those who are elevated as great examples in Scripture are those with great affections. King […]

Edwards lists 10 proofs from Scripture that true religion consists in the affections. I’ve taken liberty to combine a couple of them, reorder them a bit, and even rephrase them. And though there isn’t enough time to cover each one of them as detailed as he does, I could think of nothing better than that […]

Joel Stein often makes me laugh. His columns in Time Magazine and the Los Angeles Times are witty and amusing even though I typically disagree with his point. Stein certainly doesn’t claim to be a Christian, or even a conservative for that matter, but I have enjoyed much of what he’s written. However, I recently […]

For all the bad news shepherds hear, the University of Chicago recently published that pastors are the most satisfied workers. (HT: Pastor Hacks)