1 Leslie Nguyen Ms. Freschi P.6 English 3H 7 October 2014 “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” In the sermon‚ “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” written by Jonathan Edwards convinces the audience to believe in God and actively converse with him rather than being ambivalent. He infers that talking to him is the key to salvation and their good actions are meaningless without a relationship with God. Edwards is a strong believer in God‚ so he takes it upon himself to advocate change. He utilizes
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“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” Jonathan Edwards’s sermons were addressed during a time of spiritual restoration‚ the Great Awakening. During his sermons‚ Edwards uses a selection of persuasive methods‚ containing descriptive images and simple metaphors to influence sinners to repent. Edwards used many images to convey the power of God to the people because many of the people he preached to were illiterate and couldn’t understand complex words. One of the imageries that Edwards uses
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fight!" Emotional and logical appeal plays a great part in the "Sinners in the hands of an angry God" and the "Speech in the Virginia convention". The emotions in both of these speeches bring them to life by the use of repetition‚ rhetorical questions‚ and imagery. Patrick Henry and Jonathan Edwards both apply similar persuasive techniques‚ but they differ in the type of appeal to their audiences. "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" uses repetition‚ rhetorical questions‚ and imagery to create a
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Grachelis Rodriguez July 5‚ 2013 1.05 Jonathan Edwards 1. Explain the mood of this passage. The mood of this passage is somber and serious. During the passage Jonathan is in a very serious tone. 2. Using specific examples‚ give one example of a metaphor‚ one example of a simile‚ and one example of an allusion that Edwards uses in this passage from the sermon to elicit this particular mood. Jonathan Edwards is a preacher trying to scare his congregation into salvation he compares them
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The text’s Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God‚ by Jonathan Edwards‚ and The Minister’s Black Veil‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne both have pretty similar subjects. Both texts talk about preachers and sins‚ and how sinning is bad‚ and you can’t try to cover up your sins‚ it will just bring you down. The theme in both texts are pretty similar. One theme in The Minister’s Black Veil is that you can’t try to cover up your sins‚ it will just bring you down. In lines 39-40 of the text it says‚ “With this gloomy
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In God’s Hands: Edwards Aspiration The time period known as The Great Awakening brought upon the revival of the Christian beliefs and many converted during this time. One of the most famous figures during this time was Jonathan Edwards‚ who was recognized for his sermon‚ “Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God”‚ where he uses frightful and powerful visuals to make the people convert. Edwards uses a scornful tone and dramatic imagery to clarify and intensify his argument that if the unconverted do
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Jonathan Edwards’ sermon titled “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” set out to persuade followers of God‚ differing in age‚ gender and social status to renounce their sinful ways and surrender to the will of God‚ which resonates through this skillfully crafted speech utilizing the power of vivid description and metaphors. Edwards the master of intense imagery utilizes metaphors in his sermon quite artfully and the first description‚ among several others which captured my attention says “The glittering
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In Jonathan Edwards’ personal narrative‚ he uses language to convey a remorseful attitude towards his own spiritual condition. The imagery of hell as seen by Edwards creates a punishment in “the lowest place in hell.” He feels like he is the “very worst of all mankind.” In the simile‚ “as bad as the devil himself‚” his followers make him feel as though his “wickedness” and “vileness” are greater. This portrays his remorseful attitude. By utilizing the simile‚ “like an infinite deluge or
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For Jonathan Edwards those that have received the Holy Spirit as a free gift receive the affections that the Spirit brings with it. The Spirit is the one that causes mankind to act in line with the will of God and according to Edwards those actions only come about through the affections in which they feel. This is not something that happens only for Christians though. In fact‚ Edwards argues that all humanity is driven by the affections of the heart. Meaning that those that have not received the
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Jonathan Edwards’ persona in this sermon is powerful‚ enforcing his view of God’s power and using imagery to describe God’s wrath vividly. The tone throughout the sermon is very intense‚ creating imagery for the audience to better understand his beliefs about how an angry God deals with sinners. This is an excerpt‚ depicting the key parts of the full sermon. Throughout the sermon‚ Edwards’ use of imagery gives the audience an image of God holding the sinners over the pits of hell‚ their fates
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