Jonathan Edwards: Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God

In the sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”, Edwards displays controversial viewpoints and ideas concerning heaven and hell. As Edwards speaks to the congregation he warns them of the misery and suffering they will face if they do not repent of certain sins. He also describes God as angry which probably struck fear into the hearts on many. To illustrate his own point that hell is unenviable without repentance Jonathan Edwards creates the idea of an angry God using intense similes, a harsh tone, and strong emotional appeal in “Sinners in the hand of an Angry God”.

Jonathan Edwards creates a more effective argument for the intended audience in “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” than “The Speech in the Virginia Convention” written by Patrick Henry, by utilizing various techniques. Patrick Henry makes a strong argument however in the end, Edwards’ sermon grows to be more effective. Edwards creates the argument by strengthening the writing through tone, structure, fallacies and knowledge of the congregation that became his audience. Henry’s piece uses methods of oratory persuasion but the actual topic of “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” has an advantage from the start by appealing to fear, a fallacy of logic. Even with the strong basis “The Speech in the Virginia Convention” by Patrick

Jonathan Edwards, a famous preacher in pre-colonial times, composed a sermon that was driven to alert and inject neo Puritanical fear into an eighteenth century congregation. This Bible based and serious audience sought after religious instruction and enlightenment. Through the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," Edwards offers a very harsh interpretation to humankind. Edwards utilizes various rhetorical techniques to evoke an emotional response in his audience and to persuade the members of his congregation that their wicked actions will awaken a very ruthless and merciless God.

Both, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathan Edwards and “Minister’s Black Veil” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, show approaches towards Puritan beliefs. While they both show approaches each contrast one another. The authors use symbolism, diction, and details to compare the effects of a sinning nature and the beliefs of loyalties. While I would characterize Jonathan Edwards as terrifying and enraged, the character of Parson Hooper changes the reader’s understanding of Puritan ideals of religion by setting an example of what true Puritan religion is.

As many religious leaders before and after him, Edwards's source of inspiration and guidance is the Bible. His understanding of this cornerstone of New England society enables him to reinforce a persuasive dissertation with biblical quotes and passages; however, not all the quotes cited by

In the sermon “Sinners in the Hand of An Angry God”, Reverend Edwards uses the rhetorical appeals ethos, pathos, and logos to convince unbelievers to become born again in Christ. Reverend Edwards was known for capturing people’s attention with his intense sermons on hell and eternal damnation. His sermons contributed to “The Great Awakening” which was a religious movement in the 1700’s. He used rhetorical appeals in his sermons to reach out to unbelievers. These rhetorical appeals are what helped him to be so persuasive in his sermons. This sermon is one of the many he gave to his congregation.

On July 8th 1741, Jonathan Edwards preached the sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” in Enfield, Connecticut. Edwards states to his listeners that God does not lack in power, and that people have yet not fallen to destruction because his mercy. God is so forgiving that he gives his people an opportunity to repent and change their ways before it was too late. Edwards urges that the possibility of damnation is immanent. Also that it urgently requires the considerations of the sinner before time runs out. He does not only preach about the ways that make God so omnipotent, but the ways that he is more superior to us. In his sermon, Edwards uses strong, powerful, and influential words to clearly point out his message that we must amend

In his sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” (1741), Jonathan Edwards claims that anyone who is not “born again” is a sinner and is waiting to be thrust down to hell in a state of endless misery and the only way to be saved from this is to become a Puritan. Edwards supports his claim of the Puritan religion being the only saving thing from damnation by explaining how hell is being prepared for those who are not “born again,” that any unconverted are in the hands of an angry God, and then concluding by saying to the people that they have the chance to be saved and live in a happy state, of they are “born again.” His purpose is to illustrate the woe that awaits for those who are not “born again” in order to persuade them to want to be

One can hear a sermon any day of the week, because there are many preachers out there in the world. Many sermons are retold Bible stories from the Old and New Testaments that tell how our ancestors lived, and teach us life applications of how to glorify God while we are living our lives. For over a thousand years God’s word has been preached by many faithful men who follow Him. However, there were some of those faithful men who used God’s Word and their own improvisation to convict sinners and to put their trust in God. Those times resulted in an era called the Great Awakening of the 18th century and they also put an end to the segregation era of the 20th century. Two of the faithful men during those eras were

Marilynne Robinson is a Pulitzer-winning novelist who has graced us with her essays found in The Death of Adam. Robinson gives the read the feeling of being much more educated than he or she really is. These essays provide readers with different ways of discussing history, religion and society. They, although difficult to comprehend at times, are flawlessly argued and, throughout, are grounded in universal human experience. When reading them, it is hard not to be persuaded, especially if reading them with an open mind.

Jonathan Edwards’s sermon, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, was written in a time when many Puritans were straying away from their faith.

b. Thesis – Jonathan Edwards’s sermon portrayed Puritans as sinners of their religion through the use of rhetorical strategies such as ethos, pathos, and logos.

“O sinner! Consider the fearful danger you are in…” This quote from Jonathan Edwards’ “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”, is just the beginning of a long paragraph explaining the fragility of life, and the wrath of Hell. Edwards uses very descriptive imagery, to scare his audience into accepting Christ. This descriptive imagery, paired with a few passionate people, equates to the Puritan Society, that models the hellfire and brimstone ideology expressed by Jonathan Edwards. Puritan culture is based around a rigid life, in fear of God’s wrath, and The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, reflects this by going back into the heart of a Puritan town called Salem, amidst the witch trials that changed the town forever. Miller describes Salem’s efforts to cleanse the town as barbaric, similar to the methods described by Edwards in Sinners in the hands of an angry God, as well as the Native Americans ideas of

Sinners in the Hands of a Graceful God When one thinks of Jonathan Edwards text Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, one might quickly imagine ideas of wrath, anger, and hell. Converse to popular opinion, Jonathan Edwards’s text primarily focuses on and positively emphasizes God’s divine attributes such as His love, compassion, grace, mercy, and patience rather than His anger and wrath. It is true that the sermon does talk about God’s anger directed toward sinners, but the true message that Edwards is displaying is one of God’s grace.

Sinners in the hands of an Angry God and to my dear and loving husband reflect puritan society and their values in a good way. In the story sinners in the hands of an Angry God John Jonathan Edwards a Puritan at that time showed us that the Puritan society to the religion not so serious before his sermon. Afton Jonathan Edwards perform his sermon in front of thousands and thousands of people many people had repented and accepted Christ.After that sermon many of the people in the Puritan society took the religion very serious. By that it showed that people valued life with Christ more than their sinful ways.