Pilgrim’s Progress: The Iron Cage (2:11)
He is in a cage of his own making, forged from his own choices, and he cannot get out.
He is in a cage of his own making, forged from his own choices, and he cannot get out.
We were created to do good works just as the sweeping servant is doing what he was hired to do. But without the good news of God’s grace, our works under the law alone do nothing but stir up trouble.
The Slough of Despond is not an obstacle placed there by an enemy. It is not a punishment. It is simply the natural consequence of a person who has just come alive to their own sinfulness.
Most of us spend enormous energy making sure our rags do not show.
Westboro Baptist protester… KKK marcher down in Charlottesville… you are not a Christian. Stop lying to yourself and the world.
I fully agree with those who have called this the worst freelance gig in history.
We are not just blind. We are blind to our blindness.
Taken as a whole, the Romans Road is a beautiful and simple way to present the truth of the gospel. Unfortunately, it has always seemed to me that the first two steps seem to get nearly all the time and focus.
We are all just one series of mistakes away from falling into the same trap.
We need to give up our liberty if we ever want to experience true freedom.