Question

excerpt from \sinners in the hands of an angry god\ by jonathan edwards. 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 anything hangs by; thus easy is it for god when he pleases to cast his enemies down to hell. they are now the objects of that very same anger and wrath of god, that is expressed in the torments of hell. and the reason why they dont go down to hell at each moment, is not because god, in whose power they are, is not then very angry with them; as angry as he is with many of those miserable creatures now tormented in hell, who there feel and bear the fierceness of his wrath. yea, god is a great deal more angry with great numbers that are now on earth; yea, doubtless with many that are now in this congregation, who it may be are at ease, than he is with many of those that are now in the flames of hell. so that it is not because god is unmindful of their wickedness, and does not resent it, that he dont let loose his hand and cut them off. god is not altogether such an one as themselves, though they may imagine him to be so. 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 hot, ready to receive them, the flames do now rage and glow. the glittering sword is whet, and held over them, and the pit hath opened her mouth under them. unconverted men walk over the pit of hell on a rotten covering, and there are innumerable places in this covering so weak that they wont bear their weight, and these places are not seen. the arrows of death fly unseen at noonday; the sharpest sight cannot discern them. god has so many different unsearchable. in paragraph six of \sinners in the hands of an angry god,\ what does edwards suggest about spiritual reform? he suggests that not all people who sin suffer eternal damnation. he suggests that good works alone will not save a person from damnation. he suggests that church and state should be separated. he suggests that individuals have no opportunity to be saved from damnation.

Explanation:

Jonathan Edwards emphasizes the wrath of God towards sinners. He believes that good works alone are not sufficient for salvation. The text focuses on the idea that sinners are constantly at risk of God's judgment and that good deeds do not guarantee escape from damnation.

Answer:

He suggests that good works alone will not save a person from damnation.