the Wrath of God

The author of “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”, Jonathan Edwards, uses his words to develop a sense of displeasure with those who sin or do not follow in the path of God. He managed to obtain this by the use of symbolism to frighten the audience of the sermon. Edwards, clearly, has the impression that there is only one singular way to gain the audience's attention. His approach was to frighten the audience into the belief that without God, you will be condemned to Hell. Edwards states in his

in the Hands of an Angry God,” Jonathan Edwards created the emotion of fear by using imagery and figurative language to persuade his audience. He used imagery and figurative language so the wrath of God is more fearsome and gave you a mental picture of hell in your head. Imagery is one of the components that were used by Edwards to make his story more persuasive. As the short story begins, the first sentence was an example of imagery. Edwards wrote when men are on God’s hands and they could fall

Weeknd feels he has strayed so far from God he believes he can not be forgiven, even though the Christian Church teaches that you can always repent your sins to God and be forgiven. This is similar to Jonathan Edwards views on God at the time because he opposed the idea of God being a loving savior, and said he was capable of mass destruction with his ultimate power. In the short story “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” Jonathan Edwards preaches that God is a powerful and dangerous leader of his

with, Edward’s describes one fear in describing the horrors of God’s wrath. In the sermon Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, he converses about how God’s wrath is to be feared, and you should do your best to stay on his good side. He describes this wrath in the form of water and floods, a bow and arrow, and a bottomless pit. One example of this is “O sinner! Consider the fearful danger you are in: it is a great furnace of wrath, a wide and bottomless pit, full of the

Jonathan in his sermon, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God (July 8, 1741), claims that the unconverted are hanging from the hands of God, and can be dropped off to the eternity of hell, his sermon is used to make the sinners be afraid and understand how the power of God is saving them, but it is only for his pleasure, unless if they return to Christianity. Edwards strengths his argument by using metaphors and imagery of a wrathful God to make the unconverted people afraid of being sinners and encourage

Angry God," Jonathan Edwards uses rhetorical devices such as imagery, personafication, and similes to persuade his audience. Imagery enhances the audience's minds with pictures of how hell would be like. Personafication exaggerates the words so the congregation understands. Similes aid Edwards by comparing God's wrath to waters. Imagery enhances the congregation's minds with images of how angry God is. For example, in paragraph 4, Edwards states, "There are the black clouds of God's wrath now hanging

Waiting for sinners “The old serpent is gaping for them; hell opens its mouth wide to receive them; and if God should permit it, they would be hastily swallowed up and lost” in the “great furnace of wrath” (Edwards, 1741, pg. 211). Jonathan Edwards uses a variety of writing skills to persuade his audience of God’s intentions. His use of figurative language, imagery, and repetition all emphasize Edwards’s views. He uses fear, anger, and apathy to appeal to the audience in an attempt to warn them of

and the past teachings of puritans , but appealing to the audience’s emotions was most effective. Jonathan Edwards used emotions to get through the audience’s head, particularly the fear technique. He made them believe God had everybody’s fate in his hands, and one wrong move, and God could drop you to burn in hell. Everyone during this time fear the unknown. We don’t know if it’s the end of our being, or the beginning of an everlasting life. What we don’t know we make great strides to knowing what

as in Romans 1:17: the justifying activity of God.” In other words, justification must come from God entirely apart from human effort. Paul details the grim condition of both Jews and Gentiles in chapters 1-3:20.  God’s wrath has been kindled against all unrighteousness because man has chosen to reject the truth about the Creator in order to worship and serve creation. Death is certain punishment for all.  Paul then, explains the hope of the gospel in Romans 3:21-25, beginning with the words, “But

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by Johnathan Edwards details the significance of God’s wrath over the wicked and unbelieving Israelites. Johnathan Edwards cleverly explains the reasoning behind why God punishes the unbelieving, the way that he does. Edwards writes this sermon to inform sinners of the fatal agony that will be bestowed upon them if they continue to rebel in God’s name and do not save themselves. His use of vivid imagery, symbols, and content contribute to the power and persuasiveness