The Wicket Gate
Once Christian left Mt. Sinai with fresh directions from Evangelist, he finally arrived at the Wicket Gate. Above the gate was written: “Knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” Christian began to knock and said a prayer: “May I now enter here? Will He within open to sorry me, though I have been an […]
A Journey with the Pilgrim’s Progress: Mr. Worldly Wiseman
Once Christian made it out of the Slough of Despond, he continued his journey towards the Wicket Gate. The news of Christian’s odyssey spread throughout the surrounding towns and cities. Mr. Worldly Wiseman, from the town of Morality, was one such man who had heard the rumors about Christian. He met Christian not far from […]
The Slough of Despond
In our last post we considered Christian’s encounter with Pliable. Pliable was willing to go with Christian towards the Wicket Gate until they both fell into the swampy area known as the Slough of Despond. Pliable freed himself from the muddy pit and returned to the City of Destruction leaving Christian behind to fend for […]
A Journey with the Pilgrim’s Progress: Pliable
Obstinate and Pliable followed Christian as he fled the City of Destruction. Obstinate considered Christian a fool for believing in what his Book said. Rather than keep going towards the Wicket-Gate, Obstinate turned around and went home. Pliable, on the other hand, decided to stick with Christian and hear more about his pilgrimage. Pliable was […]
A Journey with the Pilgrim’s Progress: Obstinate
We left off our story with Evangelist telling Christian to run towards the light and the Wicket-Gate. Christian began to run towards the Wicket-Gate once he heard the instructions. As Christian began to run from the City of Destruction his family cried for him to return. Christian put his fingers in his ears and ran […]
A Journey With the Pilgrim’s Progress: Evangelist
Christian was in a certain field reading his Book. As he read from the Book, he felt distressed and cried out, “What shall I do to be saved?” Christian felt like running, but he couldn’t decide which way to run. It was at this moment that a man named Evangelist walked towards him, asked, “Wherefore […]
Christian: A Man with a Burden and a Book
Mr. Bunyan begins his story by introducing the main character, a man named Christian. Christian is described as being clothed with rags, a burden on his back, and a book in his hand. The story starts with Christian opening the book and reading. He wept and cried as he read from the book. Not able […]
A Journey With the Pilgrim’s Progress
The Pilgrim’s Progress was written by John Bunyan in 1678. Bunyan was born in Bedforshire, England in 1628. Seventeenth century England was in the midst of a civil war during the early part of his life. The war broke out over the limits of power between King Charles and Parliament. Bunyan served as a parliamentarian […]