What Is The Theme Of Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God

Edwards writes “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” to showcase that sinners will walk on a dark path, and it is beneficial to venerate God. He shows his readers that those who have strayed from the righteous destination will be damned and states, “thus are all you that never passed under a great change of heart by the mighty power of the Spirit of God upon your souls… you are thus in the hands of an angry God, ‘tis nothing but his mere pleasure that keeps you from being this moment swallowed up in everlasting destruction” (59). Edwards illustrates to his audience that those who are corrupt and refuse to change are chained to the Devil’s feet, and cannot be saved by God. The author sets the example that it is better to steer clear from ruinous