In his sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” Jonathan Edwards uses appeals to pathos, vivid imagery and figurative language, and two distinct tones to convince his parishioners that God’s anger can only be mediated through Jesus and baptism.
Q. What was Jonathan Edwards trying to persuade?
The most obvious thing that Edwards does in this sermon is attempt to frighten the listeners and thus persuade them to mend their ways. He tells them all kinds of stuff about how angry God is at them and how they deserve to go to hell. A second thing Edwards does is to reason logically based on scripture.
Table of Contents
- Q. What was Jonathan Edwards trying to persuade?
- Q. What does Edwards do to his listeners?
- Q. What main point does Edwards want his listeners to understand who or what does he say will convince them?
- Q. What is the main message of Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?
- Q. What is the central message of Sinners in the Hands?
- Q. What two creatures does Edward compare sinners to?
- Q. What was one reason Edwards gave in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God for believing that the judgment of God is close at hand?
- Q. What does Edward compare God’s wrath to?
- Q. What 3 creatures does Edward compare sinners to in this passage?
- Q. What does Edwards mean by pleasure of God?
- Q. Why does Edwards want his listeners to feel or experience what eternity is what does he say to help them experience this difficult concept did you find his description effective?
- Q. What is the central message of the Sermon group of answer choices?
- Q. How does the central idea develop throughout the sermon?
- Q. What is Edwards’s central idea how do you know how does the central idea develop throughout the sermon?
- Q. How are sinners described in the sermon?
- Q. Why did Edwards change the tone there?
- Q. What is the most powerful image Edwards employs?
- Q. What is the most likely reason that Edwards choose to use vivid imagery and figurative language in his sermon?
- Q. What is the most likely reason that Edwards choose to use vivid imagery and figurative language in his sermon quizlet?
- Q. What two specific examples of imagery does Edwards use repetitively to make his argument that everyone is a sinner?
Q. What does Edwards do to his listeners?
According to Edwards,it is God’s will for them to fail but not yet. He presupposes God to be angry and vengeful. He wants his listeners to realize that they will fail without God’s help and will to prevail. He wants them to understand that they are totally dependent upon God.
Q. What main point does Edwards want his listeners to understand who or what does he say will convince them?
Edwards wants his listeners to understand that all non-converts must repent and be converted or they will be doomed forever. He says that the Spirit of God will convince them.
Q. What is the main message of Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?
Jonathan Edwards’s purpose in delivering the sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” is to warn his congregation in particular, and presumably, by extension, his nation as a whole, that they must repent of their sinful ways and turn to God for forgiveness before it is too late – so that they can escape death by …
Q. What is the central message of Sinners in the Hands?
Jonathan Edwards’s main goal in writing and delivering his sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” was to persuade people to love God and give their hearts to him. His main goal in this sermon is to get people to accept God’s love and to love him back so they can be saved from damnation.
Q. What two creatures does Edward compare sinners to?
What two creatures does Edwards compare sinners to in his sermon? He compares them to a snake and a spider.
Q. What was one reason Edwards gave in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God for believing that the judgment of God is close at hand?
Why would Edwards try to get a strong emotional appeal from the people? He is trying to get them afraid enough of Hell that they will change their ways. “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”: Fear creates a feeling of going to Hell, and that makes them want to repent, go to Heaven and to do what you are suppose to do.
Q. What does Edward compare God’s wrath to?
In “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” Edwards compares God’s wrath to black clouds hanging over the heads of his congregation. They are full of storms, “big with thunder,” and ready to burst forth upon them at any moment.
Q. What 3 creatures does Edward compare sinners to in this passage?
Edwards compares sinners to spiders and venomous serpents. In the sermon, Edward initially compares lost souls to spiders. He states that God holds sinners over the fires of Hell in the same way one would hold a spider.
Q. What does Edwards mean by pleasure of God?
“By the mere pleasure of God, I mean His sovereign pleasure, His arbitrary will, restrained by no obligation, hindered by no manner of difficulty.” Notice the focus on God’s sovereignty and power. He says that God is certainly powerful enough to cast people into Hell.
Q. Why does Edwards want his listeners to feel or experience what eternity is what does he say to help them experience this difficult concept did you find his description effective?
“Eternity” is an abstract word: what, after all, does “eternity” look or feel like? It is easy not to think about something so amorphous (not concrete or visual) while going about our day-to-day lives. But Edwards wants his listeners to have a strong image of eternity they can’t easily shake out of their minds.
Q. What is the central message of the Sermon group of answer choices?
14 Cards in this Set
| As a preacher, Edwards uses his sermon to | frighten his congregation into seizing the opportunity of salvation. |
|---|---|
| What is the central message of the sermon? | The only hope for salvation is through Christian rebirth. |
| Edwards’s vivid descriptions of Hell are meant to | frighten his audience. |
Q. How does the central idea develop throughout the sermon?
In “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” Edwards builds to his central theme by breaking his sermon into three main sections. Edwards’s second section builds on this groundwork by introducing different points that all have the same underlying message: God is the final judge, and He hates sin.
Q. What is Edwards’s central idea how do you know how does the central idea develop throughout the sermon?
The central idea in this classic sermon is that God not only can and will send Edwards’s parishioners to hell in the blink of an eye, but that he has the power and is anxious to punish them for turning their backs on them.
Q. How are sinners described in the sermon?
‘ In Edwards’s most enduring image, the sinner is described as ‘a spider, or some other loathsome insect,’ which God is dangling over the fire in preparation for destruction. According to the sermon, the judgment of God awaiting such sinners as those described above will be truly terrifying.
Q. Why did Edwards change the tone there?
Edwards uses this tone change as a way to briefly tell his readers what they can do to avoid the misery that he has been talking about. Edwards was trying to scare the Puritans into changing their way of life and looking for salvation.
Q. What is the most powerful image Edwards employs?
In “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” the most powerful image Edwards employs likens humans to spiders that are dangled by God over a fire. This not only has the effect of frightening us, it shows us how repulsive we are to God. This image, therefore, raises both fear and humility.
Q. What is the most likely reason that Edwards choose to use vivid imagery and figurative language in his sermon?
The most likely reason why Jonathan Edwards choose to use figurative language and vivid imagery in his sermon is that he wants to stir his listener or audience emotions to persuade and catch their heart to trust Jesus Christ and shield it.
Q. What is the most likely reason that Edwards choose to use vivid imagery and figurative language in his sermon quizlet?
What is most likely reason that Edwards choose to use vivid imagery and figurative language in his sermon? To stir his listeners’ emotions to persuade them that they shield trust Christ.
Q. What two specific examples of imagery does Edwards use repetitively to make his argument that everyone is a sinner?
Images include bow and arrow, holding a spider over fire, and God’s wrath raining on sinners. Edwards uses painful imagery to ignite fear in the audience.
