Jonathan Edwards: Seek the Good of the City
October 29, 2009
“And as the spirit of charity, or Christian love is opposed to a selfish spirit, in that it is merciful and liberal so it is in this, also, that it disposes a person to be public-spirited. A man of a right spirit is not a man of narrow and private views, but is greatly interested and concerned for the good of the community to which he belongs, and particularly of the city or village in which he resides, and for the true welfare of the society of which he is a member.”
Jonathan Edwards, Charity and It’s Fruits, 169.
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Thank you for the gentle goad, Will. I have to chew, meditate and pray on this one.