On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Joey Tomlinson about Jonathan Edwards's resolutions what they are and how they can help Christians today, and how Edwards' work can help the Church face the challenges of Bethel and an entertainment-based church culture, along with his new book, Serious Joy: Reflections and Devotions on Jonathan Edwards' Seventy Resolutions (Founders Press, 2023). What you'll hear in this episode • What Edwards resolutions aimed to do. • How Edwards resolutions can help Christians today. • How Edwards was not only a brilliant theologian, but a great pastor. • What Christians can learn from Edwards commitment to Scripture. • The relationship between a growing knowledge of Scripture and humility. • How our understanding of Scripture should also affect the experience of our lives. • How Edwards' understanding of religious affections can help the Church to face the challenges of Bethel and an entertainment church-based culture. • How Edwards can help Christians to deal with their emotions. About the Guest Joey Tomlinson (DMin, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is a husband, father, and pastor at a local church in Newport News, Virginia. He blogs regularly on broadoakpiety.org and hosts a weekly podcast called The Broad Oak Piety Podcast with another local pastor in the community. Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.
