laphamsquarterly: “The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider or some loathsome insect over the fire, abhors you and is dreadfully provoked; his wrath toward you burns like fire. He looks upon you as worthy of nothing else but to be cast into the fire; he is of purer eyes than to bear to have you in his sight; you are ten thousand times so abominable in his eyes, as the most hateful and venomous serpent is in ours. You have offended him infinitely more than ever a stubborn rebel did his prince—and yet it is nothing but his hand that holds you from falling into the fire every moment.” Jonathan Edwards, the original megachurch pastor, was born 309 years ago today. Church (and AP English Language classes!) has never been the same.

laphamsquarterly:

“The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider or some loathsome insect over the fire, abhors you and is dreadfully provoked; his wrath toward you burns like fire. He looks upon you as worthy of nothing else but to be cast into the fire; he is of purer eyes than to bear to have you in his sight; you are ten thousand times so abominable in his eyes, as the most hateful and venomous serpent is in ours. You have offended him infinitely more than ever a stubborn rebel did his prince—and yet it is nothing but his hand that holds you from falling into the fire every moment.”

Jonathan Edwards, the original megachurch pastor, was born 309 years ago today. Church (and AP English Language classes!) has never been the same.

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    Things that explain a lot about my father, part deux: he genuinely didn’t understand why I didn’t want to write my...
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    Not the sort of sermon you’re likely to hear in the feel-good megachurch of today! (Cf. “prosperity gospel” or, oh, Rick...
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    “and AP English Language classes” Oh Mr. Ceccatti’s AP English :)
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    Just so you’ll know where all the bullshit started.
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    Hands of an Angry God is...BEST and this is easily the best passage, the whole business...
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    gimmie that old time religion!!
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