“Indeed, to know is something that pleases talkers and boasters, but to do is that which pleases God. Not”
― The Pilgrim's Progress: From This World to That Which Is to Come
― The Pilgrim's Progress: From This World to That Which Is to Come
“Mr. Worldly-Wiseman is not an ancient relic of the past. He is everywhere today, disguising his heresy and error by proclaiming the gospel of contentment and peace achieved by self-satisfaction and works. If he mentions Christ, it is not as the Savior who took our place, but as a good example of an exemplary life. Do we need a good example to rescue us, or do we need a Savior? If”
― The Pilgrim's Progress: From This World to That Which Is to Come
― The Pilgrim's Progress: From This World to That Which Is to Come
“The man that takes up religion for the world will throw away religion for the world.”
― The Pilgrim's Progress
― The Pilgrim's Progress
“Christian may have entered the Valley of Humiliation overconfident and puffed up with false pride, but he departs with humble reliance on the Word of God and prayerful gratitude to the Lord of the Highway who has come to his aid and saved him from the Destroyer. He goes forward with his sword drawn. He has learned his lesson and now relies consciously on God's Word for protection.
5.”
― The Pilgrim's Progress: From This World to That Which Is to Come
5.”
― The Pilgrim's Progress: From This World to That Which Is to Come
“So he had them into the slaughter house, where was a butcher killing a sheep. And behold, the sheep was quiet and took her death patiently. Then said the Interpreter, "You must learn of this sheep to suffer, and put up wrongs without murmurings and complaints. Behold how quietly she takes her death! And without objecting she suffereth her skin to be pulled over her ears. Your King doth call you his sheep.”
― The Pilgrim's Progress
― The Pilgrim's Progress
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