Well, I have something to say about the Preface first. I have been thinking recently of the importance of discernment. Discernment is often confused with judging, and most of the church is terrified of this, but as a believer we are called to be discerning.
"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets ahve gone out into the world." 1 John 4:1
And Jonathan Edwards notes that it is by these false spirits with in the church that the devil has the greatest advantage. "It is by this means, principally, that he has prevailed against all revivings of religion that ever have been since ther first founding of the Christian church." So I look forward to reading through this book so that I may become more discerning.
Now, for our first section, I think that you said it well before Kara, and that Jonathan Edwards was right on when he spoke of how sufferings distinguish the "true religion from false." And just incase anyone stumbles onto this site I will say that Edwards defines two faculties that a person has: 1 Understanding and 2 Inclination/Will/Heart. So my laymen's term definition of affection would be the attraction or repulsion of a person's will/heart concerning something.
Do you have any thoughts on this Kara?
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