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Sinners In The Hands
Of An Angry God
Introduction: I was
first introduced to this sermon by Jonathan Edwards in college.
Edwards would later become president of Princeton University. This
powerful sermon struck fear in the hearts of its listeners when
delivered in 1741. There are several lessons from this sermon which
are biblically relevant for us to hear. (Adapted from Jay. Brody)
Body
1.
God is all powerful
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Read Psalm
90: 2; Jeremiah 32: 17
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the strongest
have no power to resist him, nor can any deliver out of his hands.
He is not only able to cast wicked men into hell, but he can most
easily do it. Matthew 10: 28.
2.
All accountable people sin
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read Romans
3: 23, 10; 3: 12.
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Edwards uses
the expression “a foundation for the torments of hell” & “seeds of
Hellfire”.
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First John 1:
8, “if we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is
not in us.”
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Our world
today by and large does not realize how terrible sin really is.
3.
Hell is real
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a blazing
furnace- Matthew 13: 50
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gnashing of
teeth- matthew 13: 42
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prepared for
the devil and his angels- Matthew 25: 41
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fiery lake of
burning sulphur- revelation 19: 20
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companions -
revelation 21: 8
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Edwards “the
wrath of God burns against them, their damnation does not slumber;
The pit is prepared, the fire is made ready, the furnace is now lit,
ready to receive them; The flames do now rage and glow” Edwards
wanted the people to know what they were facing.
4.
Satan is actively striving to lure people
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the devil
stands ready to fall upon them and seize them as his own. “Edwards”
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first Peter
5: 8
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revelation
12: 7-12
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Satan is
alive and well and active
5.
Only God's mercy saves us from this horror.
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Edwards
stresses that sinners deserve their fate, which is hell. Edwards
quotes “the sword of divine justice is every moment brandished over
their heads, and it is nothing but the hand of mercy that holds it
back.”
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Romans 6: 23,
“ the wages of sin is death.”
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There is
nothing we can do on our own to stop this.. Only God's wonderful
mercy can save us from this eternal punishment
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lamentations
3: 22-23
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Titus 3: 5
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first Peter
1: 3
6.
Time is short, so don't delay.
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Edwards-“it
is no security to wicked men for one moment, that there are no
visible means of death at hand.”
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Reminds us of
the critical importance of obeying the gospel now before it is too
late period Matthew 24: 37-44
7.
The only way to escape hell is faith and obedience.
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Edwards-
“almost every natural man that hears of hell, flatters himself that
he shall escape it; He depends upon himself for his own security; He
flatters himself in what he has done, in what he is now doing, or
what he intends to do.”
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We can never
be “good enough” to earn our way into heaven. We can never do enough
good works to deserve salvation. Ephesians 2: 8-9, Romans 9: 16.
Prepared by Bobby Stafford
The church of Christ at Granby, MO
Located at
516 East Pine St.
P.O. Box 664
Granby, Mo. 64844
(417) 472-7109
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