Holding hands

views through puritan values and revelation ,while Franklin uses ideological and scientific reason. Jonathan Edwards “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” and Benjamin Franklin's “The Autobiography " demonstrates their views on achieving moral perfection. Edwards’ sermon displayed a profound emotional impact through fear. Jonathan Edwards's Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, was delivered on July 8, 1741 in Enfield, Connecticut. It was preached in order to grab the attention of 'sinners'…

The sermon was “sinners in the hands of an angry God”. It was one of his most famous sermons during the Great Awakening. The sermon describes the fire and brimstone that will be waiting for sinners in hell. Edwards sermon touched nearly everyone in town to the point that almost everyone…

One fear tactic that is used repeatedly throughout Jonathan Edwards’ “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” is the use of daunting adjectives such as: “wicked,” “evil,””torments,” and “damned.” These words are thrown blatantly into the listener’s face inevitably capturing their attention. Modern day preachers use similar techniques. Charles…

Edwards says, “if God should withdraw his hand they would avail no more to keep [them] from falling, than the thin air to hold up a person suspended in it.”(paragraph 2) His replacement of thin air instead of air, exaggerates the inability of air to keep you from falling. This adequately captures the dependence of the congregation on God because it is his hand -- not human reasoning -- that is stopping the audience from falling. Evoking fear that a slight hand movement could send them to hell.…

Often in sermons pastors persuade their audience to behave in a spiritual or moral fashion. Such is the case in "the sinners of an angry god" by Edwards, Jonathan where he educate the sinners that god can destroy sinners with ease if they do not repent. Edwards wanted to impact his audience by appealing to their fears, pity, and vanity. Edwards had a tremendous impact on his puritan audience because of his use of cautionary tone, clear imagery, and symbolic figurative language. To begin, the…

thanks God for the gift she was given in “Here Follow Verses upon the Burning of Our House”. Meanwhile, Jonathan Edwards talks about God being angry with them and sending them to hell when they die because of their wickedness in “From Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”. Both talk about God but in different opinions. Anne Bradstreet is the author of a text called “Here Follow Verses upon the Burning of Our House” and in this text she talks about her opinions towards God. She talks about the…

Ed Welch’s A Small Book About A Big Problem packs a massive punch about the dangers of unmortified anger in our lives. The book itself is very small in size, and its nearly 200 pages are divided into 50 days of devotions which can each be read in 5 or 10 short minutes. Be forewarned; you will walk away convicted on most days! If you haven’t discovered that anger is a sin struggle in your life, Welch may help you discover the ways this deceitfully hidden sin takes root in your life. A Small Book…

the Earth; so ’tis easy for us to cut or singe a slender Thread that any Thing hangs by; thus easy is it for God when he pleases to cast his Enemies down to Hell,” (Edwards 5). In this context, Jonathan Edwards, a minister who wrote Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, is putting a fiery image into the minds of the Puritans who attended his sermon on the day of July 8th, 1741. At the time of the Great Awakening, there was a loss of faith directly related to the widespread use of science and…

In 1741 puritan Minister Jonathan Edwards delivered a sermon during the great awakening titled “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” in an attempt to convert non- believers into being born again. In his sermon, Edwards’ tone dips and dives from the very threatening to the very enraged, in his attempts to persuade his congregation. He also utilizes rhetorical appeals to contribute to the persuasiveness of his sermon. Throughout the sermon Edwards persuades the unconverted members of his…

giving sermons that inspires people. The people he preaches to are said to feel like a new person and feel like they are “born again”. Edwards is an inspiring man who continues to change many people’s lives. One of his famous works is Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. Another illustrious Puritan author is a poet named Anne Bradstreet. She writes about her life and what endeavors she has experienced. Bradstreet is very family-involved, and she secretly writes poems such as To My Dear and…