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.
Why does Edwards use the word provoked
instead of the word angered in this passage?
O The word provoked suggests that God's
anger is fierce and irrational.
The word provoked suggests that sinners
bear responsibility for God's anger.
The word provoked suggests that God's
anger is sharp and deadly
The word provoked suggests that sinners do
not want to change their ways.
-Jonathan Edwards
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