Serious Joy: Reflections and Devotions on Jonathan Edwards' Seventy Resolutions
ISBN: 9781943539420Serious Joy introduces readers to the seventy Resolutions Jonathan Edwards wrote when he was only nineteen years old, showing how they are directly relevant and needful for Christians today.
Each resolution is expounded on in a way that helps the reader establish a regular rhythm of private worship by pointing them to the Scriptures that underpin each resolution and further harmonizes the resolutions with other writings of Edwards that bring them into better focus. The goal of this book is to exalt Christ, foster meditation and prayer, and demonstrate how serious joy in Christ leads to growth in Christlikeness. All of this is accomplished by tethering the reader to the theology of Jonathan Edwards. In so doing,
Serious Joy succeeds in bringing a fresh approach to the writings of Edwards by making them more approachable for the Christian who wants to understand the significance and importance of Edwards' contribution to Christian theology.
Author:
Joey Tomlinson is the pastor of Deer Park Fellowship (dpfellowship.org) - a confessionally Reformed (1689) church in Newport News, VA. He holds a BS in Religion from Liberty University, an MDiv from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, and a DMin in Biblical Counseling from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Joey is the author of The Day of Trouble: Depression, Scripture, and the God who is Near. He regularly writes articles and records podcasts at broadoakpiety.org. Joey is married to Brayden, and together they have 3 boys - Henry, Owen and Ames. Endorsements: Jonathan Edwards is arguably the greatest mind ever produced on the North American continent. His writings cover a wide range of topics from theology to philosophy to nature and natural science. But infused in them all is his sense of reverence and awe to be living before the presence of his God. That Edwards wrote seventy resolutions as a teenager to govern his life is commonly known to those who have spent much time studying his life and work. Few, however, have taken the time to read those resolutions carefully, much less to meditate through them. In this work, Joey Tomlinson has made doing both much easier. By demonstrating the biblical thinking out of which each resolution arises, he provides us not only insight into Edwards' mind but also opportunities to have our own shaped more practically by Scripture. I highly commend this book to all who aspire to do whatever would bring God most glory and bring to themselves their greatest good, profit, and pleasure. I distinctly remember encountering the resolutions of Jonathan Edwards in college. Some of them I can still quote by heart. 'To live with all my might, while I do live.' 'To study the Scriptures so steadily, constantly and frequently, as that I may find, and plainly perceive myself to grow in the knowledge of the same.' 'To never suffer the least motions of anger to irrational beings.' Joey Tomlinson has written a wonderful introduction and guide to Edwards' Resolutions, wisely expounding and pressing them into the corners of our lives. I'm glad to commend this little book on Serious Joy. I am so thrilled that another generation of Jonathan Edwards scholars has discovered the Resolutions. Written when the great revivalist pastor was just 19 years old, the seventy resolutions have inspired believers for 300 years now to 'Live with all my might while I do live!' I am thankfult hat Joey Tomlinson has taken the time to study this inspiring private document from America's greatest theologian. I hope the Lord uses this book to help people discover the writings of this God-glorifying colonial pastor.
--Dr. Tom Ascol Pastor, Grace Baptist Church, Cape Coral, FL President, Founders Ministries
--Joe Rigney Fellow of Theology, New Saint Andrews College, Moscow, Idaho
--Dr. Matthew Everhard Pastor, Gospel Fellowship Presbyterian Church (PCA), Valencia, PA Author of Souls: How Jesus Saves Sinners and Holy Living: Jonathan Edwards's Seventy Resolutions for Living the Christian Life
Additional Information:
| Cover: | Softcover |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Publisher: | Founders Press |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |