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This book is a written in the form of a conversation between 4 men, and is designed to help us hate sin so that we can fully appreciate God's grace through Jesus. It was written a long time ago, so the English isn't modern, but it's still very clear and easy to understand. My one fault with it is that, while it makes a very good point about the sheer evilness of sin, it comes very close to teaching a works-based salvation. It's fascinating to see the differences in the way people saw things and read the scriptures back in the 1600s as opposed to today. The prayers at the end are wonderful, though naturally the part praying for King James would need a little adapting before use today.
This book was just too clunky for me to read. The style is a conversation between Theologus, a believer, and others who are doubters or merely professors. There are many bits of great theology, but the style just made reading much less fun and flowing as it should have been.
What a book! Bunyan read it as an unbeliever and decided he needed to live a good life (read Bunyan to learn the story!). This tells you what you deserve, and where you will end and how your ending can be glorious! If you believe, you will be encouraged and reminded to pursue holiness. Read the (godly) dead guys!