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Character Reference: Bunyan’s characters look like characters from my church (and yours). These past two weeks I’ve had some brief encounters with other ‘Christians’ about THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS of John Bunyan. Rather than adding a personal COMMENT to one of my Saturday Posts on Doctrines of the Church, I thought I might ask you directly…
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Continuing with the characters of Bunyan’s allegory, THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS. The MAN FLEEING THE CITY OF DESTRUCTION with a burden on his back ASKED EVANGELIST the question every preacher would like to hear: What must I do? And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. And…
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Proselytes, Sojourners and Jewish visitors Who are we preaching to? (Paul knew.) Everyone, of course; but mostly to proselytes, the faithful souls seeking God. Keep in mind that Joseph of Cypress (Barnabas) and Saul of Tarsus (Paulos to his Greek friends) are visiting Jews to the synagogues of Antioch Pisidia and Jewish towns and cities…
