rights are in Christ. We have been more concerned with what the benefits to a relationship with Christ are than what we can do to promote in ourselves a godly and holy lifestyle. Edwards' focus on holiness is apparent in his Personal Narrative, where he identifies the holiness of God as being his favorite attribute of God (p.180, 183). This illustrates the contrast between today's "wanting to know what God can do for us" against the Puritans's "what can we do for God?"Judging by Edwards' work in A Divine and Supernatural Light, one would suppose that the Puritan mind is active in thought and very philosophical. This passage is very theological and analytical in its dealings with a scriptural passage. Also judging by this passage, Puritan life is also infiltrated with the supernatural and mystical. Edwards, in his defining of this light, tries to explain to the reader the means by which an understanding of God and His workings of salvation come about. This understanding comes only by way of an altered understanding and way of thinking which supercedes natural rational thought. This idea shows the student of Puritan thought that "Puritanism" is very spiritual, supernatural, and almost mystical in nature.Finally, Puritanism and its Christianity is seen as exclusive. Liberal theologians have paved many roads to God and eternal life. Edwards, on the other hand, in his sermon, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, shows that there is only one way to eternal life (and escape eternal damnation) and that is through a salvation experience through Jesus Christ. In this passage, God is painted as vengeful and angry, but yet full of grace and longing for the repentance of His creation in order that He may save them from the consequences of their sin. There is no other way to God than through salvation through Jesus Christ, Edwards is very clear about this (p.210 last paragraph onto 211). The onus is put upon humanity to embrace God thro...
