Question

In "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," Edwards uses the image of a spider dangling on a thread over fire to describe

Answer 1

Edward uses the image of a spider dangling on a thread over fire to describe a person's ability to avoid dam n ation.

The spider represents the human trying to hold to something that could make them free form the eternal punishment in hell.

Keywords: dangling and over fire.

Answer 2

Answer:

A person's ability to avoid dam.nation.

Explanation:

In his speech, Edwards uses the image of a spider dangling on a thread over fire to describe a person's ability to avoid dam.nation. Edwards' speech focuses on how people forget that they are in the hand of an angry God. They believe that they can sin and that they will somehow still avoid punishment in Hell. Edwards argues that this is not the case, and that people are in the same situation as the spider. They can die and be dam.ned at any moment. This is why they should repent and lead moral lives.