powerful motivator of fear. He instills‚ very literally‚ the fear of God within the hearts of unconverted people within the church. Edwards renders his audience emotionally unstable with the terrifying body of his sermon‚ it allows his conclusion of salvation to be the solution of the entire unconverted congregation. Early on in the sermon‚ Edwards reveals his target audience‚ all unconverted men‚ but never directly refers to them‚ using words like‚ “they” and “them”. Those unconverted people would
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The Theology of Election Within the framework of Christianity‚ God’s role in salvation is undoubtedly one of the biggest conundrums Christians have sought to answer. Historically‚ theologians have discussed‚ contemplated and questioned: who is it that God intends to grant salvation? Is salvation intended and offered to all‚ or does God predetermine those who will receive salvation? Biblical evidence and justification for either side of the argument exists‚ and on occasion this
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people’s sin- the destruction of their beloved city- I see him deeply examine it before he tries to rebuild it. When we repent‚ we can’t just give an insincere apology‚ or an half hearted turn of the heart. Before anyone can see that they need salvation‚ or see that they need forgiveness again(for us that are already saved)‚ we have to truly look into our heart‚ look into our actions and see how vile and wrong we are for our sins. He stayed there for 3 days( the complete number). He sat out at
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is that salvation is freely granted by God’s grace‚ not human merit or intellect. Furthermore‚ salvation is extended to all people. This levels the ground at the foot of the cross. Everyone comes to God through faith‚ based upon the work of Jesus Christ. In 1:19 God’s rescue strategy opts for what appears to be weakness in the eyes of the world. God works in reverse thinking‚ especially in terms of human redemption. God does not need anyone but Himself to accomplish His plan of salvation. None of
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Trinity‚ I disagree that the suffering was through abandonment. Paul‚ in 2 Corinthians 5:19‚ says‚ “that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself” (New American Standard Bible). The entire Trinity was united in their effort to effect the salvation of the world. The picture is not one of abandonment‚ as Moltmann suggests‚ rather‚ it is closer to that of Abraham and Isaac. Clowney (2013) observes‚ “Without the typology of Abraham’s sacrifice‚ we could not understand the depth of meaning in
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with God. It is by faith that we receive salvation and not by our works. But unfortunately‚ there are quite a few false views on the Gospel. Some of these false views include the teachings of Islam‚ Jehovah Witnesses‚ Latter Day Saints/Mormons. The organizations listed above carry the message of salvation by works. For instance‚ Islam does not have the “Good News” and teaches that salvation involves doing good and hoping Allah will grant you salvation. This can be seen with this statement from
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in the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards was strictly focused on wicked Puritians and thier belife on their almighty God. Edwards wanted to persue his audience that all wicked people should repent from thier sins or else they would face the consquences of angry God. Thougout this sermon Johnathan Edwards incorpriates retorical devices to persue his audience that they need to repent from thier sins. The retoical devices Edwards uses to emphasize his point are illusions
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process of one’s salvation‚ thus splitting the church into two different views: the Armenians and the Calvinists. Arminians believe that salvation follows faith. While they do accept that God is still the one who does the action of saving‚ they believe that man has a role to play in choosing whether or not to believe. The Calvinists on the other hand believe that faith is a result of salvation; meaning a person is saved prior to their action of belief. The steps leading to salvation in the Arminian
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futile in their thinking‚ and their senseless minds were darkened” (Romans 1:21). It is necessary that people be justified before God because it provides a clear path to salvation. For many Jews‚ salvation can be achieved through the Law. However‚ the Jewish laws only play a minor role in becoming righteous in God’s eyes because salvation is comprised of more than just following the Law. The application of the Law is merely to show that humankind is
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Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God The sermon ”Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God” was written by Christian theologian Jonathan Edwards‚ in 1741‚during the Puritan Revival also called Great Awakening.The doctrine was intended to plunge the fear of God into those who were being sinful. The author wants the audience to achieve grace and go to heaven. Jonathan Edwards tried to scare the audience into believing that God could do away with them at any second. He uses comparisons to portray the
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