Outline of Sinners

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God Outline

Thesis: ?The use of this awful subject may be for awakening unconverted persons in this congregation.?

I. Historical reading of Deut. 32:35

a. Israelites always exposed to destruction
b. Sudden destruction
c. Fall by their own power
d. Only the mercy of God that keeps them from falling

II. Literary reading of Deut. 32:35

a. No lack of God?s power to cast people into hell
b. People deserve to be cast into hell
c. People are already sentenced to hell
d. God is already angry at people
e. Devil is ready to get people
f. People are already full of hellish principles
g. Although there are no visible means of destruction, it is still there
h. People cannot secure their own or others? lives
i. No one outside Christ can escape hell
j. God is not obligated to save anyone outside of Christ

III. Application

a. Metaphors

i. Metaphor of lead weight
ii. Metaphor of dammed water
iii. Metaphor of bent bow
iv. Metaphor of spider over fire

b. Whose wrath it is
c. Fierceness of God?s wrath
d. Purpose of God?s wrath on sinners
e. Everlasting wrath

IV. Call to sinners

a. Fate of the unsaved

i. Remembering the sermon in hell
ii. Opportunity for mercy from God
iii. Covenant people who reject God

1. Old people
2. Young people
3. Children

b. God is gathering the elect: ?Let everyone fly out of Sodom??