Pilgrim’s Progress: The Cross & The Sepulcher (3:1)
The cross is the only place in all of Bunyan’s allegorical world, and in all of the real world too, where the burden can be removed.
Pilgrim’s Progress: The Sudden Pull (2:3)
Whether strong or gentle, whether gradual or sudden, there is always the pull.
Pilgrim’s Progress: Goodwill At the Gate (2:2)
The door swings wide, and the pilgrim who has no claim to anything but his own desperate need steps across the threshold.
The Flight of the Arrow
It is completely correct for a Christian to say, “I am saved. I am being saved. I have not yet been saved.”
Ingredients
in general the more complicated an ingredient list is, the less healthy that thing will be for you.
Prove It
Now someone may argue, “Some people have faith; others have good deeds.” But I say, “How can you show me your faith if you don’t have good deeds? I will show you my faith by my good deeds.” How foolish! Can’t you see that faith without good deeds is useless? (James 2:18,20) Read: Ezekiel 39:1-40:27, James…
The Main Thing
When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit. He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior.…
Chose
But despite all the miraculous signs Jesus had done, most of the people still did not believe in him. This is exactly what Isaiah the prophet had predicted: “Lord, who has believed our message? To whom has the Lord revealed his powerful arm?” But the people couldn’t believe, for as Isaiah also said, “The Lord has blinded…
Riches Won’t Help
In the end, all their high-quality equipment did not save them.
Illogical Love
It was the betrayal that made the saving possible, but it was love that made the choice to save. It is the motif of the savior.
THE RIVER WALK 