The Heavenly Footman by John Bunyan

Author:John Bunyan
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: John Bunyan
ISBN: 9780906731826
Publisher: Christian Focus Publications
Published: 1988-10-10T22:00:00+00:00

Nine Applications of this Subject.

First Application. By now you understand, that he that wants to go to heaven must run for it, yet not only run, but run, as I have said, earnestly, consistently, stripping off that which would hinder his race. So then, do you so run? Let us examine this question a little further.

1. Are you truly on the right path? Are you in Christ’s righteousness? Do you say yes in your heart, but in reality it is untrue? It is a very dangerous thing, you know, for a man to think that he is on the right path, when really he is on the wrong one. This other way will cause him to get lost, and though he thinks he is going to heaven, just as you claim for yourself, he will lose that also. This is the sad state of most men, for they convince themselves that they run right, when in fact they have never had so much as a foot in the true way! May the Lord give you understanding here, otherwise you will be damned forever. Can you honestly state a time when you turned from your sins and self- righteousness unto the righteousness of Jesus Christ? I am asking, can you see yourself in Him, and is He more precious to you than the whole world? Is your mind always fixed upon Him? Do you love to be talking about Him and walking with Him? Do you count His presence more precious than the whole world? Do you see all things as poor, lifeless, empty and vain without His company? Does His presence sweeten all things, and His absence embitter them? I plead with you, be serious, and lay it to heart, and do not claim to have salvation unless you have good reason to do so. 2. Have you filled your life with the things of this world, such as pride, pleasures, prosperity, lusts, and vanities? What! Do you think that you can run quickly with the world, sin and lusts in your heart? I tell you, soul, they that have laid all aside, every weight, and every sin, they have enough to do in their running. They know they must hold on despite all the opposition, jostles, shoves, stumbling-blocks, and the snares that the devil, sin, the world, and their own hearts, have place before them. Listen, if you want to go to heaven, you will find that it is not a small or easy matter. Have you unburdened yourself of all these things? Do not talk about going to heaven before you have done so, otherwise you will find yourself in the company of those who “will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.” (Luke 13:24).

The Second Use. Let us go onto our next consideration. What will become of those who give up halfway through the race? The answer is simple. It is only he that holds out until the end that shall be saved; it is only he that overcomes who shall inherit the kingdom rather than the beginner.

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