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part of the book is heavy 😢💔 other parts are encouraging 👏👏

encouraging 🫶🏻

💘There is no better way to keep awake than to talk together of the place where God began with them...When Christian men talk togehr about divine things, thez are not likelz to sleep. Keep Christian company so that you are able to stay awake. 💘

the sleeping christian 😢

You are God's priest> Act as such.
You are God's king> Reign over your lusts.
You are God's chosen> Do not associate with Belial.
Heaven is your portion ....

the church gave him ...armor for the journey
sword...shield...helmet 🗡️🛡️🪖🙏

Christian arrives at the palace beautiful - joining the church ❓

💔The course of rebellion against God may be very gradual but it increasesin rapidity as you progress in it.

hill of difficulty 🧗🏔️...test...first swamp of despond...now climb the hill difficulty

formalist and hypocrisy _ quick religion

Look up to the cross ✝️
Repentance and faith are both found at the cross.

chapter 5 .... Bunyan alludes to the fact that, when souls are just upon the verge of salvation, they are usually assailed by the most violent temptations. 😥

you must have a bending back. 🤲
You cannot draw them out if you stand bolt upright; you must go right down to where the poor creatures are sinking in the mire.

A true “help” wants, not only a large and loving heart, but a very quick eye and ear.

a true “help” is, that he should have a tender heart

HELPS — for it is not everybody, and not even every professing Christian, who is qualified to perform this most needful work.
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you will very much help the young inquirer by praying with him. Oh, the power of prayer!

Poor Christian need not have wallowed in the Slough of Despond if he had met with a fullyinstructed believer to direct him at the first (directly to the cross of Christ). 🤲
share your experiences...

Communication of our spiritual difficulties to a fellow-Christian will often be a sweet relief and a helpful exercise. 😍🤗

great dismal swamp of despond ????

1.sermon> encouraging even it's sad that pliable returns to his old life