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Jonathan Edward's "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
Jonathan Edwards's sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
is moving and powerful. His effectiveness as an eighteenth century New
England religious leader is rooted in his expansive knowledge of the Bible
and human nature, as well as a genuine desire to "awaken" and s ....
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.... by his calling
rather than at their own leisure. Another example of manipulation occurs
as Edwards proposes that sinners are already Satan's property. In section
five he states that Satan "stands ready to fall upon them and seize them as
his own," yet rather than cite a biblical reference by verse, he chooses
only to name it: "Luke 11:12". Unfortunately, this particular section in
Luke deals more with asking for God's salvation than giving into Satan:"If
a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone?
Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? ....
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