2012

S1.E1 ∙ His Early Life

Thu, Dec 06, 2012

A full understanding of Jonathan Edwards' theology and life demands a detailed examination. In the first part of this series, Stephen Nichols takes us through the life of Edwards, illuminating the good and the bad, so that we might better understand how God cultivated and crafted Edwards into His servant.

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S1.E2 ∙ A Minister of the Gospel

Thu, Dec 06, 2012

At the young age of nineteen Jonathan Edwards wrote his seventy resolutions. In the second part of this series, Stephen Nichols explains that what is unique about these resolutions is Edwards' understanding of his own sinful nature and need for the goodness of His Creator in order to accomplish them.

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S1.E3 ∙ The Great Awakening

Thu, Dec 06, 2012

The modern-day caricatures of strict dourness applied to Jonathan Edwards and the Puritans is sadly inaccurate and captures only a small part of the gospel they preached. In the third part of this series, Stephen Nichols explains that Edwards wrote more about the joy, pleasure, and happiness of salvation than anything else.

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S1.E4 ∙ His Big Idea

Thu, Dec 06, 2012

Jonathan Edwards is often portrayed as a disgruntled, unhappy figure concerned only about judgment and doom. However, in the fourth part of this series, Stephen Nichols explains that we would be hard pressed to find another theologian so full of joy and so delighted in the goodness and bountiful provision of His Lord.

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S1.E5 ∙ The Conflict at Northampton

Thu, Dec 06, 2012

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S1.E6 ∙ The Missionary

Thu, Dec 06, 2012

Jonathan Edwards died at the age of fifty-five. What might his mind have produced if he possessed even a few more years on this earth? In the final part of this series, Stephen Nichols demonstrates that Edwards understood that God's providence never fails to accomplish its task perfectly and to completion.

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