Blog Post 4: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

A puritan value that the "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" exhibited was that God has shown too much mercy up until today. It shows that even though we have committed too many sins in God's eyes, he still has not killed us. Even though God hasn't perished of the human race, doesn't mean he isn't angry with us all. The author wants us to understand that if we do not stop sinning, there is a hell waiting for us. It warns us to be careful on what we do. The first statement that the "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" states says, "We find it easy to tread on and crush a worm that we see crawling on the earth; so it is easy for us to cut or singe a slender thread that any thing hangs by; thus easy it is for God when he pleases to cast his enemies down to hell...". This makes the puritans understand that whatever they do to any small creature, God can easily do to them as well. Many people still commit sins today. Many think God does not exist because nothing has happened. The only similar thing in today's age is that people still keep doing what they used to. They have not changed at all. A difference would be that there aren't as many people to be warning or tell people to stop sinning before God's rage comes upon us. If it was me giving out the message, I would have probably been very angry with everyone else because of them being so stubborn on not changing the way they live.