of their own sinfulness before God. Those with a new nature in Christ abandoned the pursuit of self-promotion and self-glorification and did not become “puffed up” with pride in their pursuit of godliness. According to Edwards, hypocrites failed to acquire or display true humility, and this demonstrated that they had not been truly converted. Finally, Edwards explained that the chief sign of grace in a person’s life was Christian practice. Those who had been truly converted would be characterized