Similes In Sinners

In the sermon, “Sinners in the hands of an angry God’’, the author and Puritan reverend, Jonathan Edwards, uses powerful similes and metaphors to create an overwhelming tone of fear to convert unconverted men. For example, the reason why Edwards uses the metaphor of the bow of God's wrath, is to create anxiety in the unconverted men who go to his sermons just out of obligation. He does this on purpose, to show these individuals that God makes no promises to unconverted men, but only to his children who believe in him with all their hearts and souls. And that there is no way out of God's wrath and punishment that will kill them. His point is that God does not pity them, that it gives God the pleasure and satisfaction, to send unconverted men to Hell, because they do …show more content…
And finally, Edwards uses the simile of God’s believers flying away like angels, to show how quickly the transition from earth to heaven will be for God’s children, and that the unconverted men will be left behind and sent to Hell to face God’s wrath, if they do not convert. His stance is that , this is the last chance for unconverted individuals to convert, so that they will go to heaven and escape the eternity of torment in Hell and God’s revenge. He uses pathos to create a strong sense of urgency and hopefulness in conversion, and despair for the individuals who did not convert in time. Edwards purpose of his sermon, is to follow God’s rules in helping unconverted men to stop procrastinating, get them baptized, and convert them to christianity, so that they can be with God in his love and glory and not suffering in Hell. This sermon is still read today, because of the effectiveness of Jonathan Edwards appeals of persuasion in converting