Question

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God "So that, thus it is that natural men are held in the hand of God, over the pit of hell; they have deserved the fiery pit, and are already sentenced to it; and God is dreadfully provoked, his anger is as great towards them as to those that are actually suffering the executions of the fierceness of his wrath in hell, and they have done nothing in the least to appease or abate that anger, neither is God in the least bound by any promise to hold them up one moment; the devil is waiting for them, hell is gaping for them, the flames gather and flash about them, and would fain lay hold on them, and swallow them up...." - from "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," Jonathan Edwards, 1741 Which of these BEST describes the purpose of Edwards' words as shown here? Responses A to live each day to its fullest without worry or regretto live each day to its fullest without worry or regret B to get people to repent their sins and ask forgiveness from Godto get people to repent their sins and ask forgiveness from God C to get people to support the growing movement for colonial independenceto get people to support the growing movement for colonial independence D to encourage people to question their existence in this world that God has created

Answer 1

The best description of the purpose of Jonathan Edwards' words in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," as shown in the excerpt, is **B: to get people to repent their sins and ask forgiveness from God**.

Edwards' sermon emphasizes the precarious position of sinners and the reality of divine wrath, aiming to provoke fear and urgency in his audience to seek repentance and salvation.