This video is about a sermon written by Jonathon Edwards on July 8th, 1741. This sermon was very important to American literature . It sparked the Great Awakening. Edwards wanted people to learn to pray and not take for granted what they had. It changed the way the colonists practiced Christianity. The sermon was so powerful that it is said that Edwards was never forgiven by New England. People looked at Edwards as “stern and loveless mind” but his close friends and family claimed that he had a loving personality.
I believe that this sermon is full of metaphors trying to convince people not to take God for granted. Edwards was trying to preach to people how to get to salvation. He must have been very passionate when writing this sermon because it sparked the Great Awakening. I think the sermon must have sparked some fear in people about where they would go at end of their life. Some of the colonists must have led very tough lives, and it would scare them to think that they may not go to heaven. I believe that Edwards must have preached about praying more and making God a part of your everyday life.
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