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Admittedly I did not write about a sermon I heard in person, but instead about one I read online. I looked up short sermons online and it came up with a 16 sermon study guide. These sermons were made in the 1800’s by the American Tract Society. I did not have time to read them all, so I thought I would read the last one to see what the main point of the 16 sermons was.

The 16th sermon was on Hebrews 2:3 and it was called “How shall we escape, if we neglect great salvation.” In the sermon they are showing that there is no way to salvation, without Jesus Christ. They ask how a person is supposed to escape if they reject the savior. They say a careless sinner is guilty of this. They say if you die like this you can never see the face of God. They quote Hebrews 10:26 it says “There remaineth no more sacrifice for sin.”

The argument they are making is correct, and I agree with it. You need to accept that Jesus Christ died on the cross, and accept him as your lord and savior to reach the kingdom of God. In the argument they use Pathos though. They make it feel like all people are going to go to hell, and there is little hope. They make it seem like most people are going to go to hell and there is no way to stop it. They try and use fear to persuade people to believe what they are saying. I agree with what they are saying but not their techniques.
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  1. AnonymousMarch 29, 2016 at 7:38 AM

    There is a clear point. Knowing appeal to fear is sightful. I like it and I agree with you too.

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  2. Abby BartonMarch 31, 2016 at 5:56 PM

    I completely agree with you. In order to get to heaven, we must accept that Jesus died on the cross and accept him as our Lord and Savior. I understand why they would use an 'appeal to fear' technique though, because it is true that if you do not accept those things, then you have no hope; and perhaps, fear will actually help some to make up their mind.

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  3. AnonymousApril 1, 2016 at 9:26 PM

    Well written, I liked how you started the post out. As for the content, yes, fire and brimstone is not the proper way to preach a message. They need to come to faith because they want to follow Christ, not out of fear.

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