Love That Silences Anger | Jonathan Edwards

Reformed Thinking · May 7, 2026 · 31m · transcript

Deep Dive into Charity and Its Fruits by Jonathan Edwards - The Spirit of Charity the Opposite of an Angry or Wrathful SpiritJonathan Edwards’s text explores the biblical concept that Christian charity, or love, is fundamentally opposed to an angry or wrathful spirit. Drawing from 1 Corinthians, Edwards argues that while not all anger is sinful, charity stands against any anger that is undue or unsuitable.Edwards categorizes unsuitable anger into four main areas. First, anger is undue in its nature when it involves ill-will or a desire for revenge, as true Christian love only wishes good upon…