Charity and Its Fruits - charity is an humble spirit, part 2
Charity and Its Fruits Lecture VII, part two (This week we continue our discussion of the Jonathan Edwards' classic, Charity and Its Fruits. We have just concluded reading the second part of Lecture Seven beginning with Roman Numeral Two. We will begin Lecture Eight next week, reading through Roman Numeral Two. The notes below follow Edwards' outline directly, with all direct quotes from the text in italics. My goal is to make each post edifying on its own, even for those who are not reading along with us. I will welcome your questions or comments in the form below.) "Charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly." 1 Cor. 13:4 , 5 II. The spirit of charity is an humble spirit. 1. A spirit of charity, or divine love, implies and tends to humility. First, It implies humility . Simply put, humility is part of what Christian love is. As we discussed last week, it is perfectly possible to acknowledge God, as God, a...