Reverend Borghardt uses some form of Christ 29 times, but only has Christ as doing the actions 16 times. The verbs include slain(4 times), makes(2 times), reigns (2 times), dies (2 times), lives (2 times), is the lamb, will show us, sees, and is on our forehead.
Reverend Borghardt's sermon and Jonathan Edwards' sermon are exact opposites. Edwards speaks about Hell, fire and brimstone. He also preaches about the importance of repenting of our sins, but neglects to tell about God's grace and forgiveness. Repeatedly are pictures of how small we are to how great the wrath of God is. However, we also need to hear that God loves his children and forgives them, so that we will no longer go to Hell, which is Reverend Borghardt's sermon. He speaks about how we are saved because of God's grace, because of what Christ has done for us.
I like how there are specific words like fire and brimstone that contrast with how we should hear God's message of saving grace.
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