Question

By giving the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," what result does Edwards wish to achieve?

A) he wishes to show his congregants how powerful he is.
B) he wishes to give his unbelievable congregants a glimpse of their eventual end.
C) he wishes to keep his congregants fearful of committing sins
D) he wishes to gain the following of more congregants.

Answer 1

The correct answer here is C. The main point of this sermon is in fact to scare the congregants and by doing so keep them from committing sin and to return them to the way the religion used to be. This sermon was given during the first half of the 18th century during what is known as the Great Awakening which was the spiritual revitalization movement.

Answer 2

B) Edwards provided the sermon during the height of the Great Awakening to grant his congregation an important notice of their actions and their pending result. The Speech provided brimstone imagery and depicted a terrible end to those unwilling to change their ways.