LITERATURE QUESTIONS
PURITAN LITERATURE
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There is no hope for salvation.
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The only hope for salvation is in good deeds.
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Sinners can save their souls through constant prayer.
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The only hope for salvation is through Christian rebirth.
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Detailed explanation-1: -No matter where the sermon finds Biblical roots it will ultimately point to Jesus Christ who is the central message of the Gospel. “The motto of all true servants of God must be, ‘we preach Christ; and him crucified. ‘ A sermon without Christ in it is like a loaf of bread without any flour in it.
Detailed explanation-2: -What is the central message of the sermon? The only hope for salvation is through Christian rebirth.
Detailed explanation-3: -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 position of those who do not follow Christ’s urgent call to receive forgiveness.
Detailed explanation-4: -Edwards played a critical role in shaping the First Great Awakening and oversaw some of the first revivals in 1733–35 at his church in Northampton, Massachusetts. His theological work gave rise to a distinct school of theology known as New England theology.