Family Quote by Jonathan Edwards
““(however you may have reformed your life in many things, and may have had religious affections, and may keep up a form of religion in your families and closets, and in the house of God, and may be strict in it), you are thus in the hands of an angry God; ’tis nothing but his mere pleasure that keeps you from being this moment swallowed up in everlasting destruction. However””
About This Quote
Source Sermon: “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”, 1741
The quote warns that despite outward piety, one remains vulnerable to divine wrath and eternal ruin unless truly repentant.
In simple terms: Even good deeds don't protect against God's anger without sincere repentance.
Key Takeaway
Seek genuine humility and repentance.
Themes
religion
salvation
divine wrath
humility
repentance
Mood
serious
reflective
Type
theological
warning
When to use this quote
- personal confession
- church teaching
- morality debates
- life choices
Key Concepts
theology
human frailty
spiritual danger
Questions to Reflect On
- Do you trust that sincere repentance can change your fate?
- How does fear of punishment shape moral behavior?
A Different Perspective
The message may overlook God's love and forgiveness.
![“But it is doubtless true, and evident from [the] Scriptures, that the essence of all true religion lies in holy love; and that in this divine affection, and an habitual disposition to it, and that light which is the foundation of it, and those things which are the fruits of it, consists the whole…” quote by Jonathan Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2fd/jonathan-edwards-770_affection_but-it-is-doubtless-true-and-evident-fro_82879.jpg)
