As was common among the youth of his time, Jonathan Edwards wrote a list of resolutions, committing himself to living a LIFE IN harmony with others. This list was probably drawn up in 1722 and has grown over the years as new resolutions have been added. it has a total of 70 resolutions.
Aware that I cannot do anything without God’s help, I humbly pray you, by his grace, to allow me to faithfully fulfill these resolutions, while you are in His will, in the name of Jesus Christ.
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- I have resolved to examine carefully.
- Consistently and accurately what makes me the slightest doubt about God’s true love to direct all my strength against such an origin.
26 I have resolved to withdraw such things, for I see that they destroy my safety.
27. I have resolved never to omit anything of my own free will, unless this omission gives glory to God; Then, and often, I’ll review all my omissions.
28. I have decided to study the scriptures so firmly, accurately, consistently and frequently that this becomes possible and that I realize that I have a real knowledge of them.
29 I have resolved never to have as a prayer or a request, nor to let go through prayer, something which is done in such a way or in such circumstances as to deprive me of waiting for God to answer me. as a confession something that God cannot accept as such.
30 I decided to strive and do all I could to be, every week, a higher level of my religious exercise, a higher level of grace and acceptance in God than I had the previous week.
31. my own mistakes and failures and in total agreement with this golden rule of heaven; and every time you say something against someone, give it back with conviction in the light of that resolution.
32. I have resolved that I must be strict and firm in my trust, so proverb 20:6?But, the faithful man, who will find him? don’t even be partially true about me.
33 I have decided to do all I can to make peace accessible, possible to maintain, to establish, provided that such a thing can never interfere or infer against other higher values and more relevant aspects. December 26, 1722
34 I have decided not to say anything that is unquestionably true and truly true of me.
35. I have resolved that every time I wondered if I had done all my duty, so that my serenity and peace of mind would be a little disturbed by such a process, I submit it to God and then see how this problem was resolved. , 1722
36 I have resolved not to say anything evil of any man, unless a particular good is born. December 19, 1722.
37 I decided to search every night when I went to bed, where and under what circumstances I had been negligent, what facts I had committed, and where I could refuse, I will also do the same at the end of each year, month, and week 22-26 December 1722
38 I resolved not to say anything, nor to speak of anything ridiculous, sporting or mocking on saturday, Saturday, 23 December 1722 at night.
39 I have never resolved to do anything to call into question his loyalty and fulfillment of the law of God, and then to verify for myself whether I am allowed to do so or not, unless the unanswered question is legalized.
40 I decided to search every night of my existence, before I went to sleep, if I did things in the most acceptable way I could have done, as for eating and drinking. January 7, 1723
41 I decided to find out at the end of each day, every week, month, and year, where and in which areas I could have done better and more efficiently. January 11, 1723
42. I have resolved to renew often my devotion to God, the same vow that I made in my bptism, that I received when I was received into the communion of the Church and that I solemnly resume this January 12, 1722-23. .
43 I have resolved that from now until my death I will never again act as if it belonged in some way, but belonged to God totally and abundantly, as if every moment of my life was a normal day of worship of God. Saturday, January 12, 1723.
44. I have resolved that no area of this life will have any influence on my actions; only the kingdom of life for God and this too, no action or circumstance other than religion is the one that leads me to materialize. January 12, 1723
45 I have also resolved that I am not allowed any pleasure or pleasure, pain, joy, or sadness, no natural affection, or any of its related circumstances, except that which promotes piety. January 12 and 13 and 1723
46. I have resolved never to tolerate any form of agitation and unholyness towards my mother and father again, I resolved never to suffer any of its shameful effects, much less changes in my voice, patterns and movements of my eyes and to be particularly alert. about these things when I’m in touch with someone in my family.
47. Determined to undertake all that is in my power to reject to me anything that is not merely voluntary and in accordance with a benevolent, universally gentle and gentle peace, full of calm, skilful, content and satisfied in itself, generous, real, true. , simple and easy, full of compassion, hardworking and entrepreneurial, full of true charity, balanced, indulgent, formulated by a sincere and transparent temperament; and I will also do whatever this temper and temperament drive me to do. I will review and be severe and sharp in this review every week if I can do it. Saturday morning, May 5, 1723
48 I resolved, constantly and with the most lively beauty of character, to carry out a very careful examination and a very severe examination, in order to verify and look at the real state of my whole soul, checking for myself whether I really maintain a genuine and real interest or not for Christ; and that when I die, I have nothing to regret for such negligence. May 26, 1723
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