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The salvation of souls : nine previously unpublished sermons on the call of ministry and the gospel by Jonathan Edwards / edited by Richard A. Bailey & Gregory A. Wills.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Clergy--Office--Sermons.
- Clergy.
- Sermons, American--18th century.
- Sermons, American.
- Congregational churches--Sermons.
- Congregational churches.
- Clergy--Office.
- Genre:
- Sermons.
- Physical Description:
- 190 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Wheaton, Ill. : Crossway Books, [2002]
- Summary:
- Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) was a pastor and theologian in colonial America who preached with uncommon zeal and theological insight, conveying his passion through his choice of words, not the character of his delivery. Best known for his sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, " which demonstrates his central concern for the salvation of souls, Edwards believed that this primary concern must be held by all called to the "divine errand" of saving sinners.
- Gregory Wills and Richard Bailey gathered nine previously unpublished ordination sermons that Edwards delivered charging others to be faithful in the gospel ministry. These sermons define the nature and task of such service, both then and now. Pastors today will find Edwards's words to be a challenge to rerum to the basic call of saving sinners by preaching the Word.
- George Marsden, professor of history at Notre Dame, has written a penetrating and helpful historical introduction to this important study of Jonathan Edwards.
- Contents:
- The death of faithful ministers a sign of God's displeasure (Isa. 3:12)
- Ministers need the power of God (Cor. 4:7)
- The kind of preaching people want (Micah 2:11)
- The minister before the judgment seat of Christ (Luke 10:17-18)
- Deacons to care for the body, ministers for the soul (Romans 12:4-8)
- Ministers to preach not their own wisdom but the Word of God (1 Cor. 2:11-13)
- Pastor and people must look to God (Acts 14:23)
- Preaching the gospel brings poor sinners to Christ (Acts 16:9)
- The work of the ministry is saving sinners (Acts 20:28).
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1581344511
- OCLC:
- 50203895
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