Lessons from Jonathan’s Edward’s Spiritual Journey, Part 8

When opposition to the revivals broke out, one of the chief criticisms was of the emotional nature of the experiences many people were having. Edwards answered the critics by referring to certain “expressions in Scripture – ‘The peace that passeth all understanding; rejoicing with joy unspeakable and full of glory, in believing in and loving and unseen Savior; all joy and peace in believing. God’s shining into our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ; with open face, beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, and being changed into the same image, from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord; having the love of God shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost given to us; having the Spirit of God and of glory rest upon us.” (pg. 245)