Johnathan Edwards

Sinners at the Hands of an Angry God!

"We find it easy to tread on and crush a worm that we see crawling on the earth; so it is easy for us to cut or singe a slender thread that any thing hangs by: thus easy is it for God, when he pleases, to cast his enemies down to hell. What are we, that we should think to stand before him, at whose rebuke the earth trembles, and before whom the rocks are thrown down?"

Diary: People make there own destinies, but whether or not they succeed in fulfilling them is entirely up to God. At each moment the decisions that are made by man keep them on unsure footing. Will their decisions be made with the grace of God and keep them standing tall? Or will the devil enter their midst and cause them to slip and take their last fatal step into darkness? God is the determiner of who walks in the light and who is cast into the shadows. No man should believe themselves mightier or more powerful than God. God is the almighty, he is the giver of life and the one who shall decide if it need be taken away!

Reflection: This sermon discusses Edward's profound belief in God's power. He believe that nothing is more influential in our lives than God's grace. He is the one guiding every step man makes. It anger's the author how some men dare think themselves able to make whatever decision they want and still be able to control where their foot falls in the end. He believes these m,en are the ones that deserve the full experience of God's wrath. He thinks that their insolence should land them in hell. Not only shall they land their but they shall suffer every imaginable torment for they are wicked! Edwards views to me seem a bit harsh but very passionate.