Jonathan Edwards's depiction of God would have helped his congregation by scaring them straight. That meaning that they would not do any thing to go against the words of God. With him taking the strong approach and telling the congregation the way it was he could have lost the respect of the people. Also the congregation could have just given up on trying to please God. They could have also though that Jonathan Edwards was crazy. Jonathan Edwards meant "sinners" in the way of the people doing the thing that they know is against the word of God. In this knowledge that the sinners have, they pro...

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... . In turn, God also exists spiritually in everything, stronger in some things than in others. He cannot be altered by the world he created, it started as his own vision. Adam and Eve were created in his likeness, not a random patchwork of parts. Everything he created has a specific purpose predetermined by him. The world changing God would be a contradiction to Christian ... ...

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