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The Creation Week account is one subjected to much analysis, debate, and intrigue. For us as humans, however, the most significant event of this account is the creation of mankind. Many, if not all, of us know the story. But today, we are going to take a brief look at the lives of the father and mother of the human race: Adam and Eve, the first man and the first woman.
New Year’s resolutions are a funny business. Around the time when the old year is ending and the new one is beginning, we start to examine our performance of the previous year. We start thinking, “Did I lose enough weight? Did I read the Word every day? Did I spend more time with kids and/or spouse?” Many of the things we seek to be resolved on are very good. However, the downwards trend of all these goals is part-and-parcel with the tradition of setting them. That is why I am of the opinion we should take inspiration from one of the most resolved Christians in history: Jonathan Edwards.
If you do not know who Jonathan Edwards is, a quick Google search will remedy that. He is one of the most prolific members of the church during the 18th century, helping spearhead a spiritual revival in a growing North America. He has many works, but is known for two: a sermon titled “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” and his personal resolutions. These resolutions were added to several times over Edwards’ life, but the list was first created with 21 entries in 1722 when he was 19 years old. Many who knew him claimed that he reviewed these resolutions once a week to keep himself committed to them.
This was not some menial commitment to follow a popular trend. Edwards sought to revitalize his Christian life by committing to a code of conduct that he based off of God’s Word. He prefaces his list with the following: “Being sensible that I am unable to do anything without God’s help, I do humbly entreat him by his grace to enable me to keep these Resolutions, so far as they are agreeable to his will, for Christ’s sake.” My encouragement this year is to follow in the purposeful resolution of Edwards. Whether you adopt his exact list, adapt it, or create your own from scratch, seek God’s grace as you remain resolved in the things He has put on your heart.
When we consider the person of Christ, many different words may come to our minds. Righteous. Sacrifice. Perfect. Sinless. All-powerful. All-knowing. Wise. God. And all of these indeed correctly identify Jesus Christ, the Son of God Who perished for … READ MORE
Pastor Tony Clark first joined our library of content providers back in 2022. Since then, he has been an immense blessing to our user base with his insightful expositions on selected books of the New Testament. We are overjoyed to announce that we … READ MORE
We are excited to share our recent improvement to the "Tools" button on our website with you all: the "Previous" and "Next" buttons. It may seem like a small addition, but we know that it is one that will significantly speed up your study. … READ MORE
A few years ago, Blue Letter Bible was blessed to welcome Pastor H.B. Charles, Jr. to our library of content providers. His teaching manuscripts, biblically focused articles, and sermon skeleton outlines have blessed thousands of our users. And so, … READ MORE
Read the New King James Offline We are excited to announce that the New King James Version (NKJV) is now available for free download on our mobile apps. The NKJV has been on Blue Letter Bible for over twenty years and has historically been one of … READ MORE
A Favorite Author of David Guzik We are excited to add the complete anthology of classical biblical commentator, John Trapp. His large five-volume commentary is still read today and known for being rich with biblical explanation and theological … READ MORE
22 New Categories with over 200 New Sermons Charles Spurgeon is widely regarded as one of the most God-glorifying preachers in history, earning him the renowned title, “Prince of Preachers.” His commentaries and sermons are widely used and beloved … READ MORE
A Concise Outline of Scripture Blue Letter Bible has been blessed by God with a wonderful partnership with Kress Biblical Resources for the last few years. They have generously provided us with several free resources on our website and apps. Now, we … READ MORE