John Bunyan

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Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, or The Brief Relation of the Exceeding Mercy of God in Christ to his Poor Servant John Bunyan is a Puritan spiritual autobiography written by John Bunyan. It was written while Bunyan was serving a twelve-year prison sentence in Bedford gaol for preaching without a license and was first published in 1666. The title contains allusions to two Biblical passages: 'Grace Abounding' is a reference to Romans 5:20, which states 'Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound' and 'Chief of Sinners' refers to 1 Timothy 1:15, where Paul refers to himself by the same appellation.

Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, or The Brief Relation of the Exceeding Mercy of God in Christ to his Poor Servant John Bunyan is a Puritan spiritual autobiography written by John Bunyan. It was written while Bunyan was serving a twelve-year prison sentence in Bedford gaol for preaching without a license and was first published in 1666. The title contains allusions to two Biblical passages: 'Grace Abounding' is a reference to Romans 5:20, which states 'Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound' and 'Chief of Sinners' refers to 1 Timothy 1:15, where Paul refers to himself by the same appellation.

For a few generations, our contemporary English-speaking church has received sensational teachings on Antichrist, fabricated to sell novels and whatnot. This has understandably created a distaste for the concept and deprived God's people of a meaningful, biblical lens through which to consider this important doctrine. John Bunyan has bequeathed to us a timeless biblical category for the combustion that occurs when a wicked establishment attacks a faithful church. Antichrist endeavours to usurp Christ's headship over His bride, the church, "to prostrate her to his lusts, to deflower her, and to make her an adulteress." Antichrist "hath turned the sword of the magistrate against those that keep God's law," rendering the ordinary coercive power of the state "the ruin of the good and virtuous, and a protection of the vile and base."

T ss kirjassaan John Bunyan kannustaa kilvoittelemaan kohti taivasta, k ytt en Paavalin vertausta kilparadalla juoksusta ja vanhatestamentillista kielikuvaa paosta turvakaupunkiin, kun verikostaja ajaa takaa. On kiidett v vinhaa vauhtia, el m ja henki on kyseess , l ntystelij tai kilpaan osallistumaton ei voittopalkintoa saa tai turvakaupunkiin ehdi. Kilpajuoksijan on riisuttava ylt n painolastit: oma pyhyys ja pahuus. Kuitenkin on toivoa my s sille, joka uupuu ja kompastelee matkalla, Jeesus kantaa perille. V kev parannussaarna ja kirkas armoevankeliumi kuuluvat kirjassa lehti lehdelt , esitetyt asiat perustellaan Raamatulla. Pikataival taivaaseen -kirja on ilmestynyt suomeksi aiemmin nimell Taivaaseen juoksija. T m k nn s on erilainen, on pyritty tarkkaan uskollisuuteen alkuteksti kohtaan, k ytetty nykysuomea ja uusia raamatunk nn ksi .