Use of Rhetoric in Jonathan Edwards' Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

On July 8, 1741, Jonathan Edwards preached a sermon of "sinners in the hands of angry gods" at Enfield, Connecticut. Edwards told his audience that God lacked power and that people would not perish because of his mercy. As God is so tolerant, before he was too late he gave his people the opportunity to repent and change their ways. Edwards urged the internal possibility of curse. Furthermore, it is urgent to consider sinners before time runs out.

And use logo. A sinner in the angry God's hands of Jonathan Edwards is one of the most prominent literary works in his powerful rhetorical approach. This preaching uses many rhetorical strategies in preaching, such as sadness and images. This sermon was one of the greatest renaissance in American history - the great awakening was handed over to the Edward Puritan congregation.

This article reexamined the sermon of Jonathan Edwards' sinners in the hands of angry gods. There are two main goals. First, studying this sermon should give a clearer understanding of the nature of the god of Edward. That preaching states that God is angry, and that his anger is specifically directed to sinners, but you can not ignore the sacred attributes of another wonderful class that Edwards emphasizes. His grace, compassion, compassion, patience, and love. Edwards believes that this is because of the grace of God that calls "pure happiness", and the sinner has not been destroyed yet, but appeals to respond to the audience, not the god who prefers to destroy sinners. God's grace for faith and repentance. The God of Edwards is an angry god who exactly hates sin and sinners