Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

In the selection from Sinners, what is the author's main intention?

• to tell his listeners of God's love and mercy

• to frighten his listeners into seeking salvation

• to inform his listeners of the life of Jesus Christ

• to persuade his listeners to form a new church

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What is the main message of Sinners?

• No one has any hope of salvation

• Salvation is gained through good deeds

• Salvation is gained through Christ

• Salvation is gained through prayer

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What does Edwards think is true of the members of his congregation in Sinners?

• They are all church supporters

• They are all sinners

• They are all worthy of salvation

• They are all saved

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

After persuading his listeners of their sinfulness during most of the selection from Sinners, how does Edward's attitude change at the end of the sermon?

• He becomes angrier

• He becomes hopeful

• He becomes sorrowful

• He becomes humorous

When Edwards says that "men are held in the hand of God," he means that----

• all human being can fit into the palm of God's hand

• God is a kind father

• the fate of human beings is determined by God

• God will save everyone

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

In his sermon, Edwards mainly taps into his audience's fear of--

• their minister's wrath

• associating with sinners

• burning forever in a fiery pit

• floods and other natural disasters

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

When Edwards refers to the "unconverted persons in this congregation," he chiefly addresses

• men and women who do not believe in themselves

• church visitors who are followers of other religions

• parishioners who don't want Edwards as their leader

• members who do not accept Christ as their savior

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Edwards builds a sense of urgency and peril by suggesting that---

• death and damnation may occur at any moment

• the church is being persecuted by unholy forces

• ministers alone can determine who is to be saved

• the end of the world is coming soon

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does Edwards mean when he says, "The bow of God's wrath is bent, and the arrow made ready on the string"?

• God is violent

• God's wrath is misdirected

• God is prepared to demonstrate his anger

• God's anger will cause much pain

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Edwards probably uses the device of comparing God's fury to natural forces in order to---

• put abstract things into physical terms people can understand

• achieve a poetic effect

• suggest that it is nature, not God, that people should fear

• make God seem less terrifying

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7