Entry 23: Tom Walker and John Edwards

There are many things that the sermon of John Edwards and the story of Tom Walker have in common. They both show the result of sinning; however Tom shows the process and John shows the part of burning and suffering. Both stories show a sense of connection between the actions of the people and supernatural justice. Justice is done to those who commit a sin and by committing that sin the wrath slowly builds up. In the Sermon it was drops of water which accumulate into a flood and the story a blow of the ax each time which eventually ends up with the falling of the tree. The sermon was made to strike fear into the hearts of those who read it or hear it, the story is the same; however not on the same level of fear. The sermon was to completely scare the living crap out of the people leaving them so hunted that they would never commit a sin. The story has a lighter fear factor, and the main point is to just warn the people of the results of sinning. Edwards believes that the only way of salvation was to believe and accept Jesus Christ the savior and the story reflects it when Tom begins to pray and believe towards the end. However it was too late for him and he still got dragged to hell