Jonathan Edwards had an absolutely unbelievable life. It is my hope that, with these sources, we in modern-day America, can finally cease to misinterpret him and come back to the heart of Edwards' message: grace. Edwards was not the radical, rabble-rouser, or fire-and-brimstone doom-sayer, eternally cynical about man and his condition. Instead, looking at Edwards' objectively, I believe that we see a man who genuinely cared and loved his people and tried to bring them to the same conclusion that he had reached: there is a God in heaven who sent his Son to die so that they wouldn't have to spend an eternity in hell. In addition to his passion, Edwards' heart for his people and sharp mind resonante with people to this day. I believe that, when you look at Edwards as a whole, his life and his work, you can only reach one conclusion. He genuinely loved God, and loved the people he shepherded as pastor. Looking at the big picture we see that Edwards, through his incredible work, not only changed the lives of his congregation in Northampton, but also changed the life of a nation, a world and changed history for the better. He brought hope to the hopeless and laid the foundation for many of the laws and institutions that we have in the United States to this day. Edwards' legacy goes beyond the spiritual. He lives with us today in American culture: in our churches, our law, our society and the very social fabric of the country. Even if we do not ever completely understand the man behind the legend, he remains with us to this day and his message marches on.