Sinners in the hands of an angry god: a review

Edwards makes the point that only by the grace of "god" do we have any hope in the after life. Comming from a puritian perspective, this could be true. However the widely accepted truth for the modern era is quite different. 

With a much higer emphasis on salvation through acts than in the past, many modern christians would see this "no way to save yourself" approach rather strict and hopless. The modern opinion of "god is my friend, and so is jesus" does not support the thought that god is angry with us, and although the bible preaches of gods love for us, and jesus' as well, it can also be used to prove that god can be an angry and fearful god that's grace and approval are the only way into a happy afterlife. 

Now because the bible can be used to prove not only both sides of this argument, as well as other irrelevant opinions. I can conclude that it is not a reasonable source of proof for a posistion or opinion.

When Edwards wrote "Sinners in the hands of an angry god", he wrote to the puritan traditionalist majority of his audence and for that belief system his statements were completely acceptable.

Although edwards claims of god may seem to be heinous and unproven, his statement were fitting to that time. Our belief system now is acceptable to us, but is it proven, or just the latest interpretation?