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Jonathan Edwards’s "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" Answers

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Select the words that Edwards uses in his sermon to make hell seem like a living thing.

A
swallow
B
wicked
C
lay hold
D
gaping
E
loathsome
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Select the images of hell created by the use of these words.

A
It is alive and beastly.
B
It is cringing away from humanity.
C
It is an uninterested observer.
D
It is hungry for sinners’ souls.
E
It is reaching out to grab sinners.
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Why does Edwards use the word provoked instead of the word angered in this passage?

A
The word provoked suggests that God’s anger is fierce and irrational.
B
The word provoked suggests that sinners bear responsibility for God’s anger.
C
The word provoked suggests that God’s anger is sharp and deadly.
D
The word provoked suggests that sinners do not want to change their ways.
4

What does Edwards mean when he says that sinners “hang by a slender thread”?

A
Sinners must climb that thread if they hope to reach heaven.
B
There is little that protects sinners from God’s fury.
C
Prayer is the thread that connects the devout to God.
D
God’s fury is like a sharp, pointed needle.
5

What is the denotation of everlasting in this passage? briefeternalhorrifictremendous

A
brief
B
eternal
C
horrific
D
tremendous

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