"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" Post

On July 8^th of 1741, Jonathan Edwards presented a powerful sermon, sending terror and panic through New England. The speech, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” started a spiritual revival in which people strayed from the traditional Christianity from overseas. People understood that there was a desperate need for deliverance after hearing the sermon. Through the words of his sermon, many people were given image of an angry and insensitive man. To those who knew Edwards, he was kind and gentle. Edwards prayed for people, that they would come to understand sin, and not take for granted the saving they were being offered.

From the words of the introduction, I imagine that the speech will be very powerful.  People were terrified once they heard the words of his speech. In the speech, I expect that Edwards will deliver the harsh truth. I think it probably scared people so much because they hadn’t heard the truth about sin without cushioning to make it sound like it wasn’t so bad. It was mentioned that Edwards used a powerful metaphor. He probably did this to communicate his message to all people. Once people heard it, they understood much better. I think this scared them because the church they had once followed always said things in a different way. I expect that Edwards gave his speech in an angry tone, scaring many people.