Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

that ethos, pathos and logos are used. Sinners In The Hands Of an Angry God by Jonathan Edwards is one of the most pronounced works of literature for its strong rhetorical techniques. This sermon utilizes many rhetorical strategies in the sermon such as pathos and imagery. This sermon was delivered to Edward’s Puritan congregation during one of largest revivals in American history, The Great Awakening, not only to show to show his congregation that the wrath of God was imminent and true, but…

What makes Hell such a dreaded, terrifying place? In part of the text Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Jonathon Edwards makes the observation that anyone who has not been a born again Puritan Christian will burn for all eternity in the pit known as Hell. To some, it is a dreaded, feared place, but to others it is fictional and incites no fear. In 1741 in Enfield, Connecticut, John Edwards delivered a horrifyingly powerful sermon to the Puritan congregation about the dangers, and reality of…

This quote comes from a sermon from Jonathan Edwards, a Calvinst preacher and philosopher, called [Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God]. In his sermon, Edwards uses descriptive and vivid phrases to describe the relationship between man and God. Using the metaphor "The Bow of God's Wrath" for God and his anger, he states that humans are sinful creatures that provoke God and bring upon his wrath. God is a powerful being who "without any Promise or Obligation at all" has no incentive to help…

After reading, “The Minister's Black Veil” by Nathaniel Hawthorne and “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathan Edward, it is very evident that they both are mainly focused on God. In Jonathan Edward’s speech, he speaks to a congregation about the consequences of sin very angrily and aggressively. This angry tone gives the speech a very frightening effect. In”The Minister’s Black Veil,” the main character, Mr. Hooper, teaches a lesson to the congregation by wearing a veil that…

Jonathan Edwards once said, “Seek not to grow in knowledge chiefly for the sake of applause, and to enable you to dispute with others; but seek it for the benefit of your souls.” Most humans in today’s society seem to have lost sight with the important ideals Edwards spoke about and the majority of Puritans based their lives around. Being that Jonathan Edwards was a Godly person as well as a Puritan, he valued modesty and assiduousness, and encouraged others to learn. These traits are best…

it easy to tread on and crush a Worm that we see crawling on 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…

show them the right path. In his famous sermon, Sinners in the hands of an angry god, Jonathan Edwards strives to bring to help them gain salvation. Through the use of his acerbic tone, Edwards is able to fully convey multiple rhetorical techniques: repetition, imagery, and metaphor. Edward uses repetition to firmly express his acerbic tone. He expresses to the congregation that nothing you do will help you, he keeps repeating the phase “pleasure of god” to show that that would be their last and…

“Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God” was a sermon delivered by Jonathan Edwards on July 8 1741. It is wreath noting that this sermon has become the most remembered to have ever been preached in America. Today it appears in almost every anthology of American literature and stands alone as the only sermon included. It is an amazing text to the any ear, even those who obverse graphic imagery and language on regular bases, to a point where it becomes as a second nature, are disturbed with terror…

style in the text “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” by Jonathan Edwards and the the text “The Black Veil,” by Nathaniel Longhorn, do have some similarities but they also have some differences. The theme of both texts do teach a moral lesson to the reader. The style of both texts helps the reader what time and what type of text it is. The themes of both texts “Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God” and “The Black Veil” talk about sins. The “Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God” theme was if…

Horrifying Hell (A Discussion of Jonathan Edwards Sinners in the hands of an Angry God) Many people in the world right now are christians. Some, if not most, of these christians go to church regularly and listen to their pastor give a sermon. Sometimes, these christian don’t really pay attention to the sermons given by their pastors, they hear, but do not listen. Jonathan Edwards gave a six hour sermon called Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. “Jonathan Edwards is America's most…