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Christian is faced with more challenges as his journey continues, but he is not alone, because of his new friend Hopeful. Let’s follow the two pilgrims as they meet new foes and are captured by a giant of Doubting Castle… The first part of this chapter tells about Christian and Hopeful meeting By-Ends, an inconsistent…
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Let’s get back into the Pilgrim’s Progress and see what happens next in Christian’s journey… Christian and his companion Faithful made it to a city called Vanity, where a never ending fair was being held. As soon as they’d walked into the fair they were bombarded with questions and taunts from the residents of Vanity…
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The Palace Beautiful has rested and refreshed Christian, preparing him for upcoming challenges, including monsters, demons, smooth talk, and other dangers around each corner After being armed and dressed in armor, Christian descends into the Valley of Humiliation. He is attacked by a “foul fiend coming over the field to meet him; his name is…
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The next leg of Christian’s journey brings him to a resting place: the Palace Beautiful. His entrance to the palace isn’t easy–he has to walk past two lions. After he does so, bravely putting his trust that the King’s way will not lead him in the wrong, Christian makes it to the door and realizes…
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The last time we read Pilgrim’s Progress, we read about the Interpreter. Today we’ll look at Christian’s journey up, then down, Salvation Hill. Quick summary: Christian comes to a difficult path up Salvation Hill. Trusting that the King will help him if needed, he follows the path and makes it to the top, his burden…
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This post is about the second half of the Interpreter chapter in Pilgrim’s Progress (see previous posts). In it, the interpreter shows Christian another vision. This vision is of a man in a cage, weeping. He is called Despair. He represents the one who used to follow God and thought himself a believer, but has…
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The next part of Christian’s journey brings him to the house of the Interpreter. He comes to the Interpreter’s house and is welcomed in. The Interpreter, a wise man who looks kindly upon Christian, shows him many things. Every time, after watching a scene unfold, Christian asks what the meaning is. The Interpreter explains the…
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Welcome back to our weekly reading of Pilgrim’s Progress!! Today we’re going to take a look to see what happens after Christian’s encounter with Legality Hill. “Continue on the way,” Evangelist had told Christian. “Keep going until you reach the gate, where there are words written on it: ‘Knock, and the door will be opened’.”…
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As we know from the previous post, Christian has been led astray by a certain Mr. Worldly Wise Man, who sent him to Legality Hill. Let’s get into what happened and how it represents our own lives as believers. The Hill Christian goes to Legality Hill hoping that whoever is there can remove the burden…
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The next chapter of Pilgrim’s Progress brings us to when Christian meets Mr. Worldly Wise Man, who seems to represent the world and how it wants to trip us up. Mr. Worldly As soon as Christian runs into Mr. Worldly, the story takes on a sense of trouble. Mr. Worldly gives a pretense of being…
