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Damning of the MassesThat if you confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.--Romans 10 9From the time we are small children sitting in Sunday school not able to fully grasp the love of God that we hum simple songs about, we are taught that Jesus was sent to earth to love us no matter what. The Puritan congregation listening to Jonathan Edwards sermon Sinners in the detainment of an Angry God in 1741 were not being taught of this wonderful gift. Though Edwards intentions were sincere and good, he put far too frequently emphasis on the side of judgment that is to be greatly softened by the lesson of love Christ came to earth to make known. This made his invitation to salvation very appealing, but lonesome(prenominal) through the avenue of fear of what might happen otherwise, not through sincere love for Christ. Because of this, Edwards call to Christianity and repentance is not complete.In Edwards sermon, emphasis is set(p) on what will happen if we do not put Christ on in baptism, enslaving ourselves to sin. He uses the fear of God that is emphasized so much in the Bible and twists it just a bit. The fear we are...