Read the excerpt from "sinners in the hands of an angry god." is it not a reasonable thing to fright a person out of a house on fire? what is the purpose of this sentence in edwards's sermon? it explains why hell is such a dangerous and scary place. it justifies edwards's strategy of scaring people into accepting god. it asks the reader to explain what to do when confronted with danger. it suggests that people should save their neighbors if their houses catch on fire.