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You hang by a slender thread, with the flames of divine wrath flashing about it, and ready every moment to singe it, and burn it asunder; and you have no interest in any Mediator, and nothing to lay hold of to save yourself, nothing to keep off the flames of wrath, nothing of your own, nothing that you ever have done, nothing that you can do, to induce God to spare you one moment.

—Jonathan Edwards

What does Edwards mean when he says that sinners “hang by a slender thread”?

Sinners must climb that thread if they hope to reach heaven.

There is little that protects sinners from God’s fury.

Prayer is the thread that connects the devout to God.

God’s fury is like a sharp, pointed needle.

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What Edwards means when he says that sinners “hang by a slender thread” is that "there is little that protects sinners from God’s fury," option B.

Who was Jonathan Edwards?

Jonathan Edwards was a philosopher and theologian most famous for his sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." The purpose of this sermon was to make listeners afraid of going to hell and, consequence, to have them repent for their sins.

In the passage we are analyzing here, Edwards says people "hang by a slender thread" above the "flames of wrath." What he means by this imagery is that there is little protecting sinners from God's fury. This thread is most likely God's mercy since, according to Edwards, there is nothing we can do to induce God to spare us.

With the information above in mind, we can choose option B as the correct answer.

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