In the video, “Sinners of an Angry God Introduction”, the narrators dark voice tells the story of Jonathon Edwards. Edwards was a man devoted to his God and spent his life trying to show his people the truth of hell and salvation. His sermon, “Sinners of an Angry God” frightened the population and changed New England forever. He believed hell was a place and that if the people did not seek salvation they would all be doomed. The sermon started controversy, divisions between religion, and Jonathan Edwards was thought of as almost insane. The sermon was so powerful it changed the face of New England forever.
The Introduction states that the sermon was delivered to try and show the people what hell would be like and how they needed salvation. Edwards must have threateningly spun tales of fiery walls and demons at every corner to frighten the people and show them what would happen if they did not repent and redeem themselves. The masses of frightened people must have gone around trying to repent and eventually changed New England with different religions and tensions within the religions towards one another. Jonathon Edwards frightened the people into changing their religious ways. Even though the narrator stated that Edwards was viewed as a kind, loving man, the impression the sermon gives shows no compassion but only the thought of striking fear into the hearts of the people. Jonathon Edwards’ intentions of scaring the people into salvation clearly worked. From then on it seems everyone had a drastic change in caring about their sins. They repented and begged for salvation all because of Jonathon Edwards’ sermon.
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