“If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else.” (Galatians 6:3-4)
Recently borrowed this book from the library and found out why nowadays very few Christians talked about it. It was written in 1600s. I discovered that the English used is a bit hard to understand. (Read more about this book under ‘Biblical Highlights’)
Every experience mentioned in the book can be seen in our own lives. We as Christians struggle, makes mistakes and suffers the consequences of our actions.
Some thoughts for me to ponder:
1. Does this character exist in my own life?
2. Do I myself behave like the characters in the book sometimes?
3. What is God’s opinion of my behaviour?
4. Do I have times of failure and triumph like the main character?
John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress is also studied as a Literature Text by University students. As such you can imagine how the text is analysed and discussed over and over again during lectures and tutorials in Universities worldwide. You'll be able to appreciate it even more when you understand allegory and how as a literary device it is used to throughout the story. Because it's such a significant piece of work in English Literature, other writers like Dickens, Bronte, Steinbeck, make reference to it in their writings.
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