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In twelve pages this paper analyzes what German mystic Jacob Boehme meant by ‘true repentance;’ the message of George Whitefield’s ‘The Almost Christian’ sermon; and the value that can be gained in following Jonathan Edwards’ example of listing ‘The Resolutions.’ Three student supplied sources are cited but there was no bibliography information provided.
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File: TG15_TGsermons.rtf
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traditional religious practices culminating in what is now referred to as the Reformation. The selling of ones soul by purchasing indulgences sold by the Roman Catholic Church was replaced
by a return to asceticism, piety, and mysticism. This shift that also included an emphasis upon philosophy led to the Enlightenment of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, during which
time there was a three-decade period from about 1720 until 1750 known as the Great Awakening. Mystic Jacob Boehme and charismatic ministers like George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards reintroduced
Christianity to the masses through passionate writings and sermons that were designed not to induce the fear of God into their listeners with fire and brimstone speeches, but to inspire
them to adapt Christian thinking to successfully meet lifes challenges. Jacob Boehme (1575-1624) was focused primarily upon assessing the impacts of evil and sin and his theological writings
pondered whether or not human redemption was realistically possible. Boehmes philosophies deviated somewhat from other religious thinkers of his time in that he did not support the notion that
God and humanity were two parts of a whole. He believed that human beings were the result of departing from the divinity of God and that restoration of the
original unity could be achieved only from an uncompromising faith through what Christians describe as true repentance. The conventional view is that faith is more than asking for sins
to be forgiven. An individual who is truly repentant must relinquish all selfish desires and worldly or material pleasures. He must completely embrace spirituality, through faith upon which
pain and suffering must be an accepted part. As viewed by Boehme, the incarnation of Jesus Christ was not intended to cleanse sinners of sin, but rather to remind
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