"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
The purpose of this sermon which was given by Johnathan Edwards, is to warn the congregation that if they continue on with their wicked ways, then they will get sent to hell. This point can be proven in point 2 of the sermon where Edwards states "They [unconverted men] deserve to be cast into hell; so that divine justice never stands in the way, it makes no objection against God's using his power at any moment to destroy them...". The people would respond to this very negatively because Edwards is attacking unconverted people in the congregation. This piece is translated into more modern language now and the language is more modern also. In 1741, it would have been received as pretty aggressive and harsh. The most striking parts of the sermon for me were: point 3 where it says "They are already under a sentence of condemnation to hell.... John 3:18 He that believeth not is condemned already... "Unconverted men walk over the pit of hell on a rotten covering, and there are innumerable places in this covering so weak that they will not bear their weight, and these places are not seen. The last thing that sparked my attention was in point 10 where Edwards discusses God not having the obligation to promise any natural man out of hell one moment.
I agree with you Cymone. The undercovered men where God's enemies plain and simple. I just really wished that the undercovered men just seek God and leave all there sinful ways in the past. Because if they do that... God will give them a 2nd chance.
ReplyDeleteI like the way you used implicit and explicit details to back up what you had to say, and how it fell in place in coming together. If I did not read the sermon but, read your blog about the sermon I would be able to identify the key events of the sermon. Overall GOOD JOB CYMONE!!!!!!
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