In Borghardt's sermon, Christ was mentioned a total of forty-nine times, being the subject thirty-one of those times. The verbs Borghardt used were as follows: makes, slain, took died, was slain, lives, died, rose, reigns, slain, put, wear, take, died, rose, died, put, wants, got, came, makes, blesses, is, grabs, holds, is, reigns, died, lives, reigns.
Borghardt's sermon's theme was that the forgiveness we have through Christ's death and resurrection has resulted in eternal salvation without fear or pain. Edwards preached the antitheses of the prior theme, stating that man should be obedient out of fear of God's immense and eternal wrath. Essentially, Borghardt encourages believers to stay firm in the faith in pursuit of Christ's mercy and forgiveness. However, Edwards discourages sin through describing the horrors that sinners face before God. Borghardt's theme is closely linked to the turths of the Gospel, where Edwards focuses primarily, if not exclusively, on the message of the Law.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
SERMON REVIEW
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Elijah! the way you contrasted the themes of both showing that the one sermon was more truth of the Gospel and then the other was Law made it easier to understand the themes
ReplyDeleteI like the use of diction with the word 'antitheses'. It is a very good word to use to show how different the two sermons were.
ReplyDeleteI like how you showed the opposite extremes that both pastors viewed, yet you were able to show how their overall views were that Jesus is the only way to salvation. It takes true talent to take one sermon that focuses on the cruel punishments that should be given to sinners, and another that tells of the benefits of believing, and point both to Jesus' death to save us from our sins.
ReplyDeleteDear EJ,
ReplyDeleteYour reference to Christ's death and resurrection and how that allows us to live a life without fear or pain in Borghardt's sermon was helpful to me in understanding how different the two sermons were.
Hello my fellow Gaga enthusiast. I like how you contrasted the two pastors ways in conveying the gospel. Edward did it by instilling fear and Borghardt did by telling the message of the Law.
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