From Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

Jonathan Edwards “The Ding-Dong Daddy of Damnation

Is religion rooted in emotion or thought?

• Edwards sermon appeals to the emotion of the congregation.

• Is it difficult to explain religion without using emotion?

What is a sermon? Define sermon

• What is the purpose of the sermon?

• What happens to people who are born again?

• Who is Edwards referring to when he refers to the Mediator? Why doesn’t explain until the end how the Mediator can save them?

• How do you think the audience felt after hearing this?

• What might they have done?

• Is morality enough to save people from judgment, according to Edwards?

• Find lines in the sermon that show this.