Do you have the resolve it takes to be a growing and abounding follower of the Lord Jesus? Do you have a set of personal rules that you've determined to be the Lord's will for you to obey Him as much as possible?

The influential and ingenious theologian and Bible-teacher of the New England Great Awakening, Jonathan Edwards, compiled such a list when he was 18 and 19 years old. These "Resolutions" served as his personal code of conduct for the rest of his life, and steered him on a course of extraordinary thinking, writing, preaching, and serving. In his extremely productive life, he served as the overseer of a congregation for over 20 years, was used to bring revival to entire towns, defended the Great Awakening, wrote several profound philosophical and theological works, served as a missionary overseer in the frontier, and served as president of the infant Princeton College.

Chris and Casey highlight the most important of Edwards' Resolutions, and expound on how many of them can be applied in believers' lives today. They also give some biblical support for resolutions, describe Edwards' historical context, and point out some glaring faults with his Resolutions. This study was very encouraging to us, so we hope it will be the same for you!

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Recommended reading:

A Narrative of Surprising Conversions by Jonathan Edwards

A Jonathan Edwards Reader, published by Yale University Press

The God-Centered Life: Insights from Jonathan Edwards for Today by Josh Moody