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Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" is a sermon written by British Colonial Christian theologian Jonathan Edwards, preached to his own congregation in Northampton, Massachusetts, to unknown effect, and again on July 8, 1741 in Enfield, Connecticut. Like Edwards' other works, it combines vivid imagery of Hell with observations of the world and citations of the scripture. It is Edwards' most famous written work, is a fitting representation of his preaching style, and is widely studied by Christians and historians, providing a glimpse into the theology of the First Great Awakening of c. 1730–1755.


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“Unconverted men walk over the pit of hell on a rotten covering.”

Source: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

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“You have reason to wonder that you are not already in hell.”

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God (1741)

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