author purpose of sinners in the hands of an angry god
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God One church in Enfield, Connecticut, had been largely unaffected during the Great Awakening of New England. Edwards was invited by the pastor of the church to preach to them. Edwards's aim was to teach his listeners about the horrors of hell, the dangers of sin and the terrors of being lost. Edwards described the shaky position of those who do not follow Christ's urgent call to receive forgiveness.
Turning the other cheek This passage is variously interpreted as commanding nonresistance, Christian pacifism or nonviolence on the part of the victim.