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from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
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Reading Check
Directions: Read over the questions below and think about the excerpt from “Sinners in the
Hands of an Angry God.” Then answer each question in one or two sentences.
1. Whom is God prepared to send to Hell?
2. According to Edwards, is God angrier at sinners in Hell or the sinners still living on
earth?
3. Edwards tells his listeners that God holds them over the fiery pit. What does Edwards
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compare this to?
4. According to Edwards, how long must people suffer the wrath of God?
from Sinners in the Hands of an
Angry God
5. How does Edwards think that people can be saved from God’s wrath?
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