It is difficult to define Hiraeth, but to me it means the consciousness of man being out of his home area and that which is dear to him. That is why it can be felt even among a host of peoples amidst nature's beauty. . . like a Christian yearning for Heaven. . . D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Entries in Jonathan Edwards (3)
The Superlative Excellency
Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 09:29PM A true sense of the divine and superlative excellency of the things of religion; a real sense of the excellency of God and Jesus Christ, and of the work of redemption, and the ways and works of God revealed in the gospel. There is a divine and superlative glory in these things; an excellency that is of a vastly higher kind, and more sublime nature than in other things; a glory greatly distinguishing them from all that is earthly and temporal. He that is spiritually enlightened truly apprehends and sees it, or has a sense of it. He does not merely rationally believe that God is glorious, but he has a sense of the gloriousness of God in his heart. There is not only a rational belief that God is holy, and that holiness is a good thing, but there is a sense of the loveliness of God's holiness.
Jonathan Edwards, A Divine and Supernatural Light, 1734
Related Tags: quotes, Jonathan Edwards, A Divine and Supernatural Light, the holiness of God, the Glory of God
Quote of the Week
Saturday, January 13, 2007 at 08:38AM Several of my friends are presently grieving over the loss of a friend or loved one. A father, a friend, a grandfather. My heart goes out to them as I remember their loss. This week's quote comes from True Saints, When Absent from the Body, are Present with the Lord.
When the souls of the saints leave their bodies, to go to be with Christ, they behold the marvellous glory of that great work of His, the work of redemption, and of the glorious way of salvation by Him. . . They have a most clear view of the unfathomable depths of the manifold wisdom and knowledge of God; and the most bright displays of the infinite purity and holiness of God, that do appear in that way and work; and see in a much clearer manner than the saints do here, what is the breadth and length, and depth and height of the grace and love of Christ, appearing in His redemption.
Jonathan Edwards, True Saints, When Absent from the Body, are Present with the Lord
Quote of the Week
Saturday, January 6, 2007 at 07:22AM
We ought to be continually growing in holiness; and in that respect coming nearer and nearer to heaven—We should be endeavouring to come nearer to heaven, in being more heavenly; becoming more and more like the inhabitants of heaven, in respect of holiness and conformity to God; the knowledge of God and Christ; in clear views of the glory of God, the beauty of Christ, and the excellency of divine things, as we come nearer to the beatific vision.
Jonathan Edwards,
The Christian Pilgrim or A True Christian's Life, A Journey Towards Heaven, 1733
