Practical Inferences from the Doctrine of Religious Affections | Jonathan Edwards

Reformed Thinking · Aug 28, 2026 · 44m

Deep Dive into Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards - Having Thus Considered the Evidence of the Proposition Laid Down, I Proceed to Some Inferences

In this text, Jonathan Edwards addresses the vital role of affections in true religion, warning against two dangerous extremes. He notes that while some previously equated all intense emotions with divine grace without examination, a reaction had set in where people discarded all religious affections entirely. Edwards argues that both extremes are errors. While false affections certainly exist, dismissing all spiritual emotions leads to…