The kind of religion that God requires, and will accept, does not consist in weak, dull, and lifeless "wouldings"-those weak inclinations that lack convictions-that raise us but a little above indifference. God, in his word, greatly insists that we be in good earnest, fervent in spirit, and that our hearts be engaged vigorously in our religion:
"Be fervent in spirit, serving the Lord" (Romans 12:11).
-Jonathan Edwards, A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections (1746)
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