The sermon “Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God” was given by Mr. John Edwards, a well-known minister, during the Great Awakening to a church congregation in hopes of educating them about the horrors of hell and alerting sinners that in order to be saved they need to turn to God for forgiveness. One idea that characteristically appears in the work of Edwards is that of human limitation. Mr. Edwards believes in the idea of human limitation and that no man is perfect or incapable of committing a sin, therefore we need to look to God for forgiveness and the opportunity of salvation. According to Mr. Edward’s beliefs, we as humans do not have the authority to judge a person’s soul or redemption as only God has this sovereignty. The Great Awakening can best be described as a time of revitalization of religious devotion that swept through the American colonies. This religious revival reaffirmed the view that being truly religious meant trusting your heart over your head as well as relying on biblical revelation rather than human logic.
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Edwards falsified the idea by preaching that there are human limitations, no man is perfect nor capable of withstanding sin. However, even with these limitations God will give us salvation if we turn to him and ask for forgiveness while devoting our life to him. Edwards held on to the traditional Puritan concerns for individual salvation through a genuine conversion that would bring forth a lifelong growth of grace in the
Edwards falsified the idea by preaching that there are human limitations, no man is perfect nor capable of withstanding sin. However, even with these limitations God will give us salvation if we turn to him and ask for forgiveness while devoting our life to him. Edwards held on to the traditional Puritan concerns for individual salvation through a genuine conversion that would bring forth a lifelong growth of grace in the