In the final section of “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” Edwards shows that his theological argument holds throughout scripture and biblical history. He invokes stories and examples throughout the whole Bible. Edwards ends the sermon with one final appeal: “Therefore let everyone that is out of Christ, now awake and fly from… Continue reading Application
Purpose
One church in Enfield, Connecticut, had been largely unaffected during the First Great Awakening of New England. Edwards was invited by the pastor of the church to preach to them. Edwards’s aim was to teach his listeners about the horrors of hell, the dangers of sin, and the terrors of being lost. Edwards described the… Continue reading Purpose
Considerations
Most of the sermon’s text consists of ten “considerations”: 1 God may cast wicked men into hell at any given moment.2 The wicked deserve to be cast into hell. Divine justice does not prevent God from destroying the Wicked at any moment.3 The wicked, at this moment, suffer under God’s condemnation to Hell.4 The wicked,… Continue reading Considerations
The Sermon
“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” is a sermon written by the American Christian theologian Jonathan Edwards, preached to his own congregation in Northampton, Massachusetts, to profound effect, and again on July 8, 1741 in Enfield, Connecticut. CLICK HERE for English audio HAGA CLIC AQUÍ para audio en español The preaching of this… Continue reading The Sermon