Summary Of John Bunyan The Pilgrim's Progress

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As Christians, we must face many temptations and tribulations, that if done through Christ make us stronger in our faith. Although the world is a lot of the time against us, it is important that we prevail for the glory of God, just like Christian does in The Pilgrim’s Progress. One of the major themes in John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress is how difficult of journey of being a Christian is. John Bunyan uses the trials of the Village of Morality, The Hill of Difficulty, and the trials at Doubting Castle that Christian experiences in order to get to the Celestial City to show how difficult having true faith in the Lord can be.

One of the major trials that Christian experiences is when he is in the Village of Morality when he is faced with the temptation to end his journey. When Christian is in the Village of Morality, he is introduced to Mr. Worldly Wiseman, a kind man who, being that he is a nonbeliever cannot fathom why Christian left his family and home to go on the journey that God has sent him on. Mr. Worldly Wiseman tells Christian that his journey for the Lord will end in nothing but death and he should just stay in the Village of Morality where he and his family …show more content…

The theme of this book shines through when Christian faces his trials at the Doubting Castle. Just like any believer, Christian has fallen short of the glory of God and betrayed the Lord’s will, causing him to suffer for his mistakes. While both Christian and Hopeful begin to doubt the Lord and fear for their lives in the Doubting Castle, the Lord is faithful as ever and provides the two Pilgrims with a way out of the torturous

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