New and True Life: The Marks of the Holy Spirit in Genuine Believers According to Jonathan Edwards in The Religious Affections

In this short exposition and summary of the main principles of Jonathan Edwards's The Religious Affections, Craig Biehl has shortened and simplified, the logic, flow, and structure of Edwards's arguments, including how they follow and fit together to make his case and draw his biblical conclusions. The nature and object of true faith are identified and explained while exposing the deceptive nature and objects of false faith, including extraordinary and deceptive experiences, and true and false love and zeal for God. This small book contains enough of the essential truths presented by Edwards in Affections to bless the reader with a deeper and more profound view and love of the infinite excellence of God, the beauty of His holiness, the marvels of His transforming work within us, a better understanding of how to live a joyful Christian life that honors God as led by the Holy Spirit, and discernment and protection from deceptions of slick and deceptive imitations. This book will assist and encourage a thoughtful reading of Edwards's masterpiece, The Religious Affections.