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This quote comes from what writing: "God holds you over the pit of Hell much as one holds a spider over the fire________________"?

Correct answer: D. Sinners in the Hand...

  • A. Spiders of the World
  • B. Hands of Satan
  • C. Hell and Salem
  • D. Sinners in the Hand...

Explanation

The image of God holding sinners over Hell like a spider over a fire comes from Jonathan Edwards’s sermon Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. It is a classic example of Puritan sermon rhetoric using vivid fear to urge repentance.

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