Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, by John Bunyan
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Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, by John Bunyan
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Though he is perhaps best known for his work Pilgrim’s Progress, one of the essential pieces of Christian allegory, John Bunyan’s Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners is equally stirring, particularly when the author’s backstory is made clear. Composed while he was serving a decade-long sentence in prison, Grace Abounding has inspired readers to turn over their problems to Christ as a way of letting go of their greatest doubts, much in the same way that John Bunyan did as he faced 12 years behind bars — for preaching without a license, of all offenses.
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, by John Bunyan- Amazon Sales Rank: #429232 in Books
- Published on: 2015-05-29
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .43" w x 6.00" l, .58 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 190 pages
About the Author John Bunyan was an English Christian writer and preacher who is best known for his allegorical novel The Pilgrim s Progress, published in 1678. Bunyan s faith was profoundly influenced by two books owned by his wife: Arthur Dent's Plain Man's Pathway to Heaven and Lewis Bayly's Practice of Piety, and he turned to preaching following the death of his guide and mentor, John Gifford. The restoration of the monarchy of Charles II of England marked England s return to Anglicanism, and Bunyan s freedom to preach was curtailed. He was arrested numerous times for preaching without a licence, and was finally imprisoned for the offence in November 1660. Bunyan was released from prison in January 1672 and resumed preaching (as permitted under the Declaration of Religious Indulgence) until his death in 1688.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Chief of Sinners By Harold Cole My rating was due to the fact I could relate so well to the struggles of accepting God's love and grace that I saw taking place with Bunyan. I am now approaching the age of his death and am ashamed to say those struggles are still very much alive. However, after reading this book I am more hopeful.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. John Bunyan's Spiritual Autobiography By LutherMan John Bunyan entered the kingdom of God through much tribulation, Acts 14:22; 1 Peter 4:12. His autobiography could well have been entitled "The Furnace of Affliction" because it is a vivid description of the spiritual, emotional, and physical struggles of his conversion and walk with the Lord.John Bunyan was born in 1628 near Bedford, England, the poor son of a tinker. Little is actually known about his upbringing. It seems that his parents were not believers; and though he says that his family was among the lowest rank in all the land, he also records that “it pleased God to put it into his parents’ hearts to put him in school to learn both to read and to write” (Grace Abounding, #3). When Bunyan was 16 years old, he was drafted into the army of Cromwell for 3 years. After the army, he took up his father’s trade, becoming an itinerate tinker – repairing pots and pans and other metal implements.Bunyan is transparent about the extensiveness of his sin and vice among his peers and in his community. He says, “I was without God in the world, it was indeed according to the course of this world, and that spirit that works in the children of disobedience. It was my delight to be taken captive by the devil at his will.” He claims that he had few equals for cursing, swearing, lying, and blaspheming the holy name of God, especially considering his youth.Nevertheless, his conscience was never at ease. Even as a child, he was frightened with dreadful dreams of judgment, and “the apprehensions of devils and wicked spirits who labored to draw me away with them, of which I could never be rid.” Though under such conviction regarding his transgressions, yet he could not let go of his sins and refused to repent. Sometimes as a child, he would wish that there was no hell, or that he had been created a devil, supposing they were only tormentors; because he would rather be a tormentor than to be tormented. In his teens, he reports that he forgot all fear of judgment and gave into his lust, delighting in all transgression against God's law. He writes, “I was the very ring leader, of all the youth that kept me company, into all manner of vice and ungodliness.”At age 20 Bunyan was married to an orphaned girl, whose name history has forgotten. Bunyan remarks that though poor, she did bring a spiritual dowry to the marriage. “It was my mercy to come upon a wife whose father was counted godly. This woman and I, though we came together as poor as poor might be, not having so much household stuff as a dish or spoon betwixt us both, yet this she had for her part, The Plain Man’s Pathway to Heaven, and The Practice of Piety, which her father had left her when he died…Bunyan read these books with his wife which aroused a interest in religion. He also recalls, “she also would often tell me what a godly man her father was… and what a strict and holy life he lived in his day, in word and deed.”I could go on and on.By God's abounding grace, Bunyan was eventually converted. The stories of his conviction and turmoil are both heart-searching and humorous. One such interesting anecdote was the story of the church bell.One of his favorite activities was ringing the church bell. However, the conviction of his hypocrisy made him afraid that one of the bells might fall upon him. So he began to stand under a main beam while he was ringing. Then he began to consider that the bell might fall with a swing and hit the wall, rebounding upon him. So he began to stand in the steeple door, which he thought was safe enough. Soon, however, the idea came into his mind that the steeple itself could collapse, so that he now feared even to come and watch others ring.I highly recommend reading Bunyan's spiritual autobiography-Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners.I re-told this book to our church family and they found the story encouraging and challenging.A true and wonderful record of God's grace!!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Pretty good! By titus2.5 This was really good except it seemed to drag on and on. The message itself is excellent but you really have to struggle to hang in there as it's not so much the verbiage that it's written in (I sorta like it), it's how he expounds deeply on every single time he realizes something. I would recommend making sure you have time to read and absorb it.
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