Jonathon Edwards's "Sinner In the Hands of An Angry God" is informing people of how dangerous God can be. In a way, he is also trying to manipulate the fact that there is a God in our life. From his writing, I really tried to believe in that fact, but I am not convinced. Edwards says that God can destroy us at any moment and do whatever he pleases to the human kind. On top of that, God is also instoppable.
In my opinion, God cannot destroy us and whatever misfortune that occurs to us is not God's responsibility. This is because we ourselves can see a chain of cause and effect everyday. We were the ones that did such things, not God. People die from illnesses because they were not careful of their diet and living style, not because God pounded his fist on our hearts so whoever it may be stopped breathing and died. Edwards talks a lot about the consequences of angering the God. But who is God, really? Who is he to say that somebody will get hurt, and nothing can prevent that? I dislike this piece because of how it creates this imaginary fear in people's minds. Because where's the evidence that such a beast like God exists?
I like how you said that you tried to put yourself in the story and the situation. Its a different way to read. But I thought it was interesting you didn't just disagree with the passage but you used yourself as an example. You really put yourself in the blog this week. You put your belief and opinions then compared them with the story. Which showed what you personally had problems with in what we read. Nice blog this week!!!!! and (p.s. i really like your playlist, it was nice to listen to while reading and commenting your blog)
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