Jonathan Edwards Flashcards
Main theme of his writings “ that religious knowledge must be in what?
Must be in the heart not just in the head.”
He did not have a …..formal education but great one.
Meager
Literary critics have a hard time placing Edwards in the history of …….
American thought
He become a believer at age ?
18
As revival spread Edwards was concerned that it was difficult to distinguish true believers from those who?
Who merely professed Christ.
He contributed to which revival?
The Great Awakening.
Eventually dissatisfaction with Edwards’s ministry became so great that finally he offered to ?
Resign his pastorate
It is ironic that Edwards had his most productive period of writing following his …… From his church.
His dismissal
He directed who to activity among the Indians.
Missionary
He died of …. in 1758
Smallpox
His view of man’s corrupt nature later influenced authors such as ?
Hawthorne and Melville
“Sinners in the hands of an Angry god”
Edwards uses careful definition ,graphic illustration,often form?
Ordinary life.
“Sinners in the hands of an Angry god”
Main thesis ; controlling idea-there is nothing that keeps the wicked out of hell except from who?
God
“Sinners in the hands of an Angry god”
Why were so many this sermon unconverted?
Because of the half way covenant.There was relaxed membership possible to join and they had not had a true religious salvation experience.
Bible verse for the sermon : ………. “Their foot shall slide in due time…”[“Sinners in the hands of an Angry god”]
Deuteronomy 32:35
This sermon follows the usual three part pattern of Puritan Sermon.[“Sinners in the hands of an Angry god”]
1]discussion of the bible text.
2]development of the doctrine.
3]use of the doctrine
Statement that prove the theme/thesis of the sermon.
-it is no security to wicked men for one moment that there are no visible means of what
Death at hand
Statement that prove the theme/thesis of the sermon.
-Natural men’s prudence and care to preserve their own lives,or the care of others to preserve them,do not….?
Secure them
Statement that prove the theme/thesis of the sermon.
-God has laid himself under no obligation,by any promise,to keep any natural man…..?
out of hell one moment
Least essential for proof of theme/thesis :There are in the souls of wicked men-hellish principles reigning that would kindle and flame out into hell fire,if not for what?
God’s restraints.
In the application section,Edwards addresses “……“and does this to become more personal in an effort to make his appear of salvation more direct.
You
