Name: ____________________________________ Blair 2010 Block: _____
“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
Re ading Comp reh en sio n Works hee t
Part I: First Impression
1. What was stirring, striking, or memorable to you after reading this for the first time?
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Part II: Further Reflections and Critical Questions
2. What images or analogies does Edwards use to remind his audience/reader about the situation of the
“unconverted”?
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3. How are listeners meant to feel?
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4. Explain the following quote: “There is nothing that keeps wicked men, at any one moment, out of
hell, but the mere pleasure of God.”
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5. Edwards uses many images to describe the condition of “unconverted men” including an image about
a spider. CREATE YOUR OWN IMAGE that you could also use to describe this condition according to Edwards.
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