I think it is a contradiction to the nature of things as judged of by the common sense of mankind. It is agreeable to the sense of men, in all nations and ages, not only that the fruit or effect of a good choice is virtuous, but that the good choice itself, from whence that …
Speaking of Heart Matters, Jonathan Edwards in Original Sin Read More »
From Edwards, Jonathan. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections. The Works of Jonathan Edwards. Vol. 1, Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers. 2004. If we be not in good earnest: in religion, and our wills and inclinations be not strongly exercised, we are nothing. The things of religion are so great, that there can be no suitableness in …
But God is not culpable for sin Edwards argues. In order to make his case he adopts two key theses from Augustine of Hippo. First he follows Augustine’s line that “evil” per se is nothing. It has no ontological status. What is “evil” in the choice of sin is simply a rejection of or a …
