Which statement best explains why edwards repeats the image of fire throughout "sinners in the hands of an angry god"? he wants to remind the congregation that there is fire in hell. he wants to increase his audience’s fear of hell. he wants to make fire seem less unusual to the listener. he wants to provide evidence that there is fire in hell.

Edwards repeats the image of fire throughout "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" because he wants to increase his audience's fear of hell.

To convince the unconverted and the unredeemed sinners he has to apply to their emotions as well as their minds, so he uses dreadful metaphors to make them uneasy. The flames of hell are ready to swallow them and death is a breath away.

He wants to increase his audience’s fear of hell.  

Further Explanation:

The novel “Sinners in the hand of an angry god” was written by Jonathan Edwards who was a British Colonial theologian. Post writing this novel, The writer, Jonathan Edwards was preached to his own congregation to the unknown effect and his preaching took place in Northampton. This novel is known to be as a typical sermon of the Great Awakening and focuses on the teaching which says, “Hell is Real” and by using this sermon, the writer hopes that audience will get to know the true reality of the hell which is waiting for their death without calling on the Christ to be saved.  

The writer also states that time and again, God gives the chances to the sinners to confess to their crimes but when they don’t confess to their crimes then God is left with no choice but to send those sinners to Hell.  

Learn More:

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2.Though the outcomes of the Schenck and New York Times differed, what did these decisions have in common? The government has a heavy burden to prove harm. The government can limit speech that causes harm. The government has unlimited power to limit speech. The government must follow the first amendment.

Answer Details:

Grade: High School

Chapter: Jonathan Edwards

Subject: English

Keywords: Angry God, Sin, Sinners, Confess, Hell, Sermon, Jonathan Edwards, Audience, Fear of Hell, Crimes, Unhuman.  

ethos, logos, and pathos.