Individual and National Identity
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God – Jonathon Edwards page 98
- According
to the opening paragraph, what keeps sinners from falling into Hell?
- Describe
at least two images Edwards uses to depict the wrath of God.
- Why do
you think Edwards opens this portion of his sermon with a description of
Hell?
- What
impact is created by the repeated use of the word “wrath?”
- Would
Edwards’s sermon and style be effective today on a modern congregation?
- In
which situations, if any, is it justifiable to use fear to get a person to
improve his or her behavior?
- Do you
think the schools use fear of grades or fear of graduation to motivate
students?
- Do you
think political parties use fear to motivate voters during election periods?
- Do you
think the government uses fear to motivate citizens?
- Do
advertisers use fear to motivate consumers into buying their products?