The Night Enfield Wept
On July 8, 1741, Jonathan Edwards stood before a congregation in Enfield, Connecticut, and read from a manuscript in his characteristically quiet, measured voice. He...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Acts 2:14a, 36-41.
On July 8, 1741, Jonathan Edwards stood before a congregation in Enfield, Connecticut, and read from a manuscript in his characteristically quiet, measured voice. He did not pound the pulpit. He did not shout. He simply spoke the truth about God's holiness and human sinfulness in a sermon titled Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. The effect was extraordinary.…
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