Fleeing Out of Sodom

Christian Living  by 
Jonathan Edwards

Choosing Jesus means no turning back. Fleeing Out of Sodom by Jonathan Edwards talks about the story of the destruction of Sodom, with all its circumstances, which appears to be incorporated in the Scriptures for our warning and is held forth as an example, a wake-up call that we all need to hear. Edwards asserts that fleeing from Sodom is a type of journey which all true believers make when turning from a sinful life. This explains the doctrine: we ought not to look back and the application of it. It gives several compelling reasons why one should be firm in deciding when fleeing from sin. There is nothing of value to look back on and be considered. Those joys are only ephemeral, and those who persist in them will be destroyed. It explains the importance of this story as a reminder to all believers.