Pilgrim's Progress, whose circulation is second only to that of the Bible, is indeed an extremely valuable classic. I was very moved after reading it, and my spirituality felt revived. Even after such a long time, these words can clearly and truly express the experience of Christians today. The difficulty he met is the difficulty I met. His failure is also a failure I have experienced. And every time his spiritual revival brings me great joy and hope, because we are all kindred spirits and are all running around the world.
I fled from my hometown "Broken City" to "Paradise City". After passing through the quagmire of despair, the valley of humiliation, the valley of the shadow of death, the flashy market and the fortress of doubt, I overcame the entanglement of atheists, fools, smart gentlemen, flatterers and money lovers all the way.
The life of a Christian is a life of fighting, and the kingdom of heaven is entered by hardworking people. That's true, but now it seems too comfortable, and there are not many such feelings. It's both a blessing and a blessing. Even preaching the gospel will talk about the health, peace, career, family and so on that God has given us, forgetting that the Lord said to take up the cross and follow him on the road of self-sacrifice and suffering.
It is not the "death" and "resurrection" of the Lord that are very important in the five Christian programs. No matter when you are reborn and saved, and when you are sanctified, these things must mature in the war!
"Cross, cross, will always be my glory." Cross is the eternal glory of Christians, and cross is the most humiliating and cruel punishment. Singing is like this. Sometimes I am ashamed of the gospel. Otherwise, how can I not preach the gospel seriously? In this era, it is a process of sharing weal and woe, happiness and sadness.
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Chapter II: After reading Pilgrim's Progress, I feel that Pilgrim's Progress is a book that many Christians have heard, and it can be said to be a very famous and influential book in Christian literature. The author of this book is a spiritual work written by English Puritan john bunyan in prison. It is said that this book is the most widely sold and influential book besides the Bible. A spiritual work has great influence all over the world. I had the idea of reading it several times, and even got the book once, but I didn't enjoy the benefits of the book because of the limited time. But good books will attract your attention again and again, so I borrowed this book again and read it with a longing heart.
People who have been exposed to theology may have this experience, that is, sometimes when reading great theological works, they sometimes feel very tired and unable to do so. Because there are many ideas in theological books that make people think or are difficult to understand, sometimes they feel unattractive to read. But Pilgrim's Progress is a novel genre, which is easy to read and makes people fondle it.
This book consists of two parts. The first part can be said to be the main body, telling the story of a Christian living in a dying city. Because he realized the bitter fruit of sin and saw the trial that the city will face in the future, he felt extremely depressed and sad inside. Because of his pain and worry, his wife and children think he is mentally ill. Inspired by a missionary, he walked in heaven to escape the judgment brought by this world. He wants to take his wife and children with him, but they don't understand his good intentions. Finally, he walked to the narrow door alone. On the way to the narrow gate, I passed the discouraged pool and almost drowned, but with confidence, I managed to reach the narrow gate smoothly and entered the course of Heaven. On the way to heaven, he experienced not only grace, but also all kinds of dangers, difficulties, fears, temptations and despair. And the grace and suffering he experienced is exactly what every Christian who walks in heaven must experience. It's just that everyone's pilgrimage is different, just like a song says: some people set out, some people walked halfway, and some people walked for ten minutes. This Christian is an example for everyone who believes in the Lord, because he alone, with the strength and grace of the Lord, has completed the whole journey to heaven and reached the world of the heavenly father that everyone yearns for. Although his road was so tortuous and difficult, he finally succeeded. The second part, connected with the first part, tells the story of Christian wives and children who were moved to embark on a trip to heaven. Although the story is different, it is generally similar to the first one. They all tell the story that the children of the Lord went through all kinds of difficulties and obstacles and God's conservatism in the process of walking in heaven, and finally entered the kingdom of heaven.
It can be seen from this book that it is not easy for Christians to walk in heaven, and the protagonist in the book is actually ourselves. We all live in dying cities and are exposed to the gospel every day. We all have our own families, relatives and friends. When we walk in heaven, we will experience all kinds of difficulties, but we are often knocked down by them, so that we complain. We will also experience all kinds of temptations, and often we can't stand the temptation and follow the world to do evil. We often feel that God doesn't help us, and we often walk in the valley of the shadow of death without help. From this book, we can get inspiration, hope and strength. We can know that although we are in danger on this sacred road, the Lord will protect us. Although there are difficulties, the Lord will help us. Although there is fear, the Lord will increase our strength and confidence. What we need to do is to learn from the Christians and their wives and children in the pilgrims' journey and run forward bravely. When we go to The Way, we can also let our relatives and friends around us, even people we don't know, get witness from us, get that beautiful blessing together and enjoy the glory of heaven together.
Chapter III: Feeling of Pilgrim's Progress After reading this composition with pious feelings, I finished reading this fable, which is known as "the most famous fable in English literature". This masterpiece is the masterpiece of john bunyan who studied hard in prison for 12 years, and its household name is second only to the Bible. This book tells the story of a tenacious Christian who embarked on a long journey full of thorns in order to seek eternal life. This world full of danger, temptation and disaster was abandoned by him step by step, only for the guilty soul to be welcomed into the sky. Although this story seems a little outdated or even silly from today's materialistic point of view, its charm lies in this. The book's peculiar imagination, full image and enthusiasm for always showing idealism make this book transcend the limitations of the times and beliefs and shine in the long river of history, which is still dazzling today.
From the beginning, Tianlu, the protagonist in the book, was burdened with a heavy burden, accepted the guidance of the preacher, left the doomed city where he lived, and went to the eternal place on Mount Zion to unload his burden. But this road is full of danger, there is only a glimmer of light ahead, and there is his only hope in that direction. The shortcomings of human nature, such as stubbornness, impetuousness, hypocrisy and vanity. These are passers-by whom the author imagines to meet all the time on the road, all of which are interfering with his going to the right path. It was in this process that his belief became more and more firm and the shortcomings of human nature were overcome one by one. He also met two friends, faithful and hopeful, who accompanied the pilgrims, and the brilliance of human nature was perfectly presented.
From ancient times to the present, the ugliness and shortcomings of human nature are all seen in Never Fade, and they exist in us all the time. In fact, the path taken by Tianluke can also be regarded as the life track of each of us. We all have shortcomings of one kind or another, which prevent us from reaching our desired destination. Only by holding firm beliefs and bravely overcoming these shortcomings can we achieve final success. Maybe you will feel lonely and afraid on this road, but as the book says, "the door to eternal life is small and the road is narrow, and few people find it."
The theme of this famous book is to make people have firm faith. Without faith, living is like walking dead. Without faith, there will be no motivation to move on. Tianlu believes in Christ, and when he encounters a crisis during his journey, he will earnestly pray. He believed that the Lord would not abandon him, so he did not give up, but showed great strength, and faith was the source of his strength and courage. Claire once said, "People live for a certain belief". Nowadays, there is no rule that we must believe in anything, but everyone should have their own beliefs in mind, which can provide us with great psychological help and even change our lives when we encounter difficulties.
Another commendable convenience of the book is that it teaches people to abandon their own shortcomings and constantly improve their personality. There are too many temptations in this era, so there are many people who take detours. One of the important reasons is that they can't purify themselves. It is inevitable to go the wrong way, but many people go the wrong way. The pilgrim was ashamed to find that he had deviated from the right direction, but he did not give up, but repented to the Lord again and returned to the right path. In the end, those temptations could no longer distract him. This is growth, redemption and liberation.
Watching the pilgrims go through the pilgrimage, my soul also received a sacred baptism, which caused me too many feelings. My life path, I will go on fearlessly with firm belief, believing that I will reach the final eternal place.