Sinners Follow Up Post

Today's reaction to the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" would not be as drastic as it was back in 1741. When John Edwards preached his sermon it frightened so many people that it started a religious movement called the Great Awakening. If such a sermon like this was preached today, it would not cause as great as a controversy as it did back then. Sure, some people would react the same as people did back then but the majority of people would not be as effected. Our generation is very different from the 1700's. Nowadays there are many different religions and much tolerance towards other religions. Back then the religion was dominated by Catholics. So it is understandable how a sermon where a preacher is telling you that God hates you and is just waiting to send you to Hell would easily scare the population into a religious movement.