Question

You hang by a slender thread, with the flames

of divine wrath flashing about it, and ready
every moment to singe it, and burn it
asunder; and you have no interest in any
Mediator, and nothing to lay hold of to save
yourself, nothing to keep off the flames of
wrath, nothing of your own, nothing that you
ever have done, nothing that you can do, to
induce God to spare you one moment.
-Jonathan Edwards
What does Edwards mean when he says that
sinners "hang by a slender thread"?
O Sinners must climb that thread if they hope to
reach heaven.
O There is little that protects sinners from God's
fury
O Prayer is the thread that connects the devout
to God
O God's fury is like a sharp, pointed needle.

Answer 1

Answer:o there is little thread that protects sinners from God's fury.

Explanation: A piece of thread will break with force and anything that touches it after a period of time makes it weak and frayed so in time if that thread breaks they will fall. So the analogy says the smaller the sin or committing no sin at all will not cause you to fall short of Gods glory. And if you commit sin or continue to sin you will break down and face harder times since the more you sin the harder it is to stop.