Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God
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- 1.
- A.
Raise money for his church
- B.
Frighten his congregation into seizing the opportunity to come back to Puritanism and to receive salvation
- C.
Persuade his congregation to revolt against England
- D.
Uplift his congregation, so that they will believe in God
- 2.Edward's vivid descriptions of Hell are meant to
- A.
Frighten his audience
- B.
Amuse his audience
- C.
Fascinate his audience
- D.
Make his audience feel superior
- 3.Edwards presents God as a being who
- A.
Is often angry and vengeful
- B.
Continually redefines the universe
- C.
Enjoys human suffering and misery
- D.
Easily forgives repentant sinners
- 4.Edwards compares each of his listeners to "a spider or some loathsome insect held over the fire" in order to stress a human being's
- A.
Powerlessness in comparison to God
- B.
Unimportance in God's plan
- C.
Ugliness in God's eyes
- D.
Courage in the face of God's wrath
- 5.All of the following are images used by Jonathan Edwards to scare his audience EXCEPT
- A.
A bow and arrow ready to pierce one's heart
- B.
Flood waters held back by God's hand
- C.
A wide, gaping canyon
- D.
A lake of burning brimstone
- 6.Toward the end of the sermon, Edwards's tone shifts from
- A.
Sorrowful to joyous
- B.
Frightening to hopeful
- C.
Joyous to resentful
- D.
Sympathetic to bitter
- 7.What is the central message of the sermon?
- A.
There is no hope for salvation.
- B.
The only hope for salvation is in good deeds.
- C.
The only hope for salvation is through Christian rebirth.
- D.
Sinners can save their souls through constant prayer.
- 8.Jonathan Edwards uses what type of emotional appeal on pages 120-123 to help convince the congregation to come to God?
- 9.Jonathan Edwards was considered what type of preacher?
- A.
Puritan
- B.
Catholic
- C.
Anglican
- D.
Baptist
- 10.Jonathan Edwards was part of the Great Awakening
- A.
True
- B.
False
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