Pilgrims progress Flashcards
Author of Pilgrims Progress
John Bunyan
What type of literature is Pilgrims Progress?
Allegory
Of what impending danger does Christian warn his family? how do they respond to his warning
The city is going to burn down. family doesn’t care
Christian tells evangelist that he is not willing to die for what reason
Burden on his back will pull him to hell
What is written on the parchment roll which evangelist gives christian?
Fly from the wrath to come
Why does obstinate return?
He didn’t want to leave his worldly possesions
What was the great burden upon christians back
His awareness of sins
“What shall I do to be saved?”
Christian
Who chased christian?
Obstinate and pliable
How does Mr. Worldly Wiseman advise Christian to get rid of his burden
Go to the city morality and give it to Legality
What two warning does Evangelist give him from the Word of God
To refuse not him (God) that speaketh, and the just will live by faith
What does christian entering the Wicket-gate represent?
Wanting to figure out how to become a christian
What words are written over the Wicket-gate?
Knock, and it should be open to you
Who comes to the gate, and what four questions does he ask Christian
Good will, how do you come alone, did any of them know of your coming. did none of them follow you and persuade you to go back, but why did he (pliable) not come
By what will christian know the right road? what will be the mark of the wrong road?
Right road: straight and narrow
wrong road” crooked and winding
three men sleeping at bottom of hill
simple, sloth, presumption
three tokens of Gods grace (the shining ones)
sealed scroll, mark on head, new clothes
stumbled over the wall of salvation
hypocrisy and formalist
What other two roads can be taken at the foot of the hill besides the one leading straight up the hill? where does each end?
Danger and destruction
danger: great woods
destruction: wide field with dark hills
For what purpose had the Lord of the hill provided the pleasant arbor?
For the refreshment of weary travelers
Why do Timorous and Mistrust run down the hill
Lions scare them
What consequence does Christian suffer from his sinful sleep
He loses his scroll, time and daylight
What was the purpose of Christians scroll
The roll was the assurance of his life.
Who built the Palace and what purpose did it serve? in what ways does it represent the church?
The Lord of the hill built the Palace, and served to relieve passerby’s. represents as a refugee for pilgrims
What questions do Discretion, Piety, Prudence and Charity ask Christian
Where he was going, how he got into the way, what he had seen, who he had met, and what was his name
During supper, Christian and the others talked about the ways Christ manifests His love for us. List the three ways they discussed
striping himself of his glory(????) not dwelling in zion alone, and making many pilgrims princess (????? what)
The study represents what function of the church
Teaching the scriptures
What place is Christian shown the next morning, and is also before the celestial city
the delectable mountains
How was christian further equipped for the jounrey?
They gave him armor to fight his spiritual battles
What was christians name before?
graceless
What chamber did Christian sleep in
Peace
Why does Christian not flee from Apollyon
Because he didn’t have armor on his back
Why does Christian say he left Apollyon’s services
hard, and high wages (wages: death)
What argument does Apollyon use to try to turn Christian from Christ? How does this show Apollyon has the “Accuser of the brethren”
reminded christian of all his past failures
Why must christian go through the Valley of the Shadow of Death in spite of danger
Because the celestial city is in the middle
What is the only weapon that Christian can use in the Valley of the shadow of death? what does he pray?
can only use all pray, asked God for delieverence
What did the pit in the valley represent
blind leading the blind (false doctrines)
who did christian see dead at the end of the valley
Pagan and Pope
Where did Hopeful come from?
Vanity fair
What did by-ends represent
being religious when its convenient
Called Christian and Hopeful to a silver mine
Demas
Salt pillar represented:
Lot’s wife
Meadow on the side of the road
By-path meadow
Doesn’t trust God, but leans on their own understanding
Vain Confidence
what does the delectable mountains mean
pleasing
What do the pastors show christian and faithful
Error (false doctrines), Hopeful (right by doubting castle), door in the side of the mountain, hill clear (sight of the celestial city)
Ignorance believed someone got saved by:
good works
what did the pastors give to christian and faithful
note/guide, warning to beware of the flatterer, don’t sleep on the enchanted ground, bid them God speed
What two cautions should pilgrims on the kings highway
shield, and convoy
The two rogues who attacked little-faith
faint-heart, mistrust and guilt
what does little-faiths spending money represent, and what does his jewels represent
spending money = material wealth
jewels = spiritual wealth
who represents a seasoned christian
Great-grace
