Norton Essay

1Kwashee FIRST PARAGRAPH Powerful As stated before one of the three characteristic that reflects the characteristic of an American soul is powerful. In the Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God, Gods wrath is the most powerful. To Jonanthan Edwards God should be feared for what he can do, just the smallest thing you do wrong you should be feared of your punishment just because of how powerful he is. “His anger is as great toward them as to those that are actually suffering the executions of the fierceness of His wrath in hell P.46". This text reflects the characteristic powerful just by him becoming angry you would feel like you are already suffering in the fiery pits of hell. Also, Gods wrath is so powerful you would not want to sin over and over because it all builds up. For example, “the wrath of God is like great waters that are dammed for the present; they increase more and more,....till an outlet is given.” P.47. This quote shows that you would not want to make God angry because he holds his power back until you sin so bad that you are the one he releases all his rage on. Lastly, God could unleash so much power just by not holding back.”If God should only withdraw His hand from the floodgate, it would immediately fly open, and the fiery floods of the fierceness and wrath of God would rush forth with inconceivable fury, and would come upon you with omnipotent power” P.47 SECOND PARAGRAPH Relentless Another characteristic that reflects the characteristic of an American soul is relentless. In Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God they do not care how they are punished, they give details about how bad it will be. ”It would be dreadful to suffer this fierceness and wrath of Almighty God one moment; but you must suffer it to all eternity. There will be no end to this exquisite horrible misery. P.49" This text reflects relentless because they tell how there should be no mercy on you and how there will not be an end to your misery. Also, there is no way out once you are in the fiery pits of hell, you can not try to talk your way out. “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 they have no interest in any Mediator, there are no means within reach that can be any security to them P.46" They do not have no means of letting you go once you reach hell, they are just waiting for sinners. Lastly, you will suffer in hell for eternity and

“It would be dreadful to suffer this fierceness and wrath of Almighty God one moment; but you must suffer it to all eternity. There will be no end to this exquisite horrible misery. When you look forward, you shall see a long forever, a boundless duration before you P.49"

Evil; Relentless; UNDECIDED 1.”So that, thus it is that natural men1 are held in the hand of God, over the pit of hell; they have deserved the fiery pit, and are already sentenced to it”P.46 author Jonathan Edwards 2.But this is the dismal case of every soul in this congregation that has not been born again P.50 3.There is the dreadful pit of the glowing flames of the wrath of God; there is hell’s wide gaping mouth open; and you have nothing to stand upon, nor anything to take hold of; there is nothing between you and hell but the air; it is only the power and mere pleasure of God that holds you up. P.47

Relentless 1.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 they have no interest in any Mediator, there are no means within reach that can be any security to them P.46 2.”It would be dreadful to suffer this fierceness and wrath of Almighty God one moment; but you must suffer it to all eternity. There will be no end to this exquisite horrible misery. P.49" 3.It would be dreadful to suffer this fierceness and wrath of Almighty God one moment; but you must suffer it to all eternity. There will be no end to this exquisite horrible misery. When you look forward, you shall see a long forever, a boundless duration before you P.49

1.The wrath of God is like great waters that are dammed for the present; they increase more and more, and rise higher and higher, till an outlet is given P.47 A. Gods wrath builds up until there is something so bad that happens and he unleashes all his rage on. 2.”If God should only withdraw His hand from the floodgate, it would immediately fly open, and the fiery floods of the fierceness and wrath of God would rush forth with inconceivable fury, and would come upon you with omnipotent power” P.47 A. This shows how powerful God is 3.”His anger is as great toward them as to those that are actually suffering the executions of the fierceness of His wrath in hell P.46" A. God was so powerful just when he becomes mad at you, it feels like you are already in the

fiery pits of hell.