Jonthan Edwards

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Jonathan Edwards’s depiction of God would have helped his congregation by scaring them straight. That meaning that they would not do any thing to go against the words of God. With him taking the strong approach and telling the congregation the way it was he could have lost the respect of the people. Also the congregation could have just given up on trying to please God. They could have also though that Jonathan Edwards was crazy.
Jonathan Edwards meant “sinners” in the way of the people doing the thing that they know is against the word of God. In this knowledge that the sinners have, they proceed to disrespect God by doing the things that he said not to. To give examples Adam and Eve; God told Adam not to eat the apple from the knowledge tree but he did it anyways. When God saw Adam take the bit of the apple, he cast them out of the Garden of Eden. When you disrespect God he will not protect you from the evils of other....