There's an idea that is sort of the thread that you can trace.

And that idea is enjoying and glorifying God.

That the end for which God created the world is his own glory.

And the life that is the life of fulfillment, of true joy, not just surviving, not just getting by, not just

putting in time, but the life that has true meaning and significance is the life that lives

for the same end.

There can be a faulty assumption among some Christians, and especially among unbelievers,

that the path of godliness is not a path that leads to a rewarding and fulfilling life,

that the secret is to step off the narrow path and indulge in forbidden fruit, at least for a season. But Jonathan Edwards saw clearly that glorifying God and

enjoying God are not at odds with each other. This is the Tuesday edition of renewing your mind,

and we're concluding two days in the life of Jonathan Edwards.

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So what was Edward's big idea?

How does a Christian both glorify and enjoy God?

Here's Dr. Nichols.

We've been talking about Edward' life. I thought now would be a good moment to sort of take a

step back and look at some of Edwards' writings and look and see what ideas mattered to

Edwards and even see if we could uncover perhaps the idea that mattered the most to him.

I mentioned the sermon, God glorified in man's dependence, or God glorified in the work of redemption

as seen in man's dependence on him. That's actually the full title.

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