A Great Day in Aberystwyth

In complete contrast to the ridiculous idea of having a donkey in a service of worship we were treated to the unadulterated Gospel at Alfred Place Baptist Church yesterday. Here Christ and His cross were at the centre, not donkeys, drums, entertainment and all manner of man-centred trivia. It was great to be in Aber [...]

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Pilgrims Progress – Mason’s Notes 8 (The Gospel Minister)

This latest note from Mason is especially weighted towards ministers of the Gospel of Christ. The following note from Mason should make it clear that not every minister is a Minister of Christ. Mason wisely quotes from Mark 4:24. You may be sure that if a minister speaks more of himself than of Christ, does [...]

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Pilgrims Progress – Mason’s Notes 7

Christian: But, said Christian, are there no turnings nor windings, by which a stranger may lose his way? Goodwill: Yes, there are many ways butt down upon this, and they are crooked and wide: but thus thou mayest distinguish the right from the wrong, the right only being strait and narrow (Matthew 7:14). Then I [...]

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Pilgrims Progress – Mason’s Notes 6

No 6 in a series of posts from Mason’s Notes on Pilgrim Progress. Goodwill: That mountain (the Law) has been the death of many, and will be the death of many more: it is well you escaped being by it dashed in pieces. Christian: Why truly I do not know what had become of me [...]

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Pilgrims Progress – Mason’s Notes 5

For those that missed it, there’s some very brief info about Mason in a previous post. These posts follow a sort of format: The text of Pilgrims Progress is followed by the relevant note by Mason and then some more text of PP text and another note and so on. The text of Pilgrims Progress [...]

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Pilgrim’s Progress – Mason’s Notes 4

In part 4 of this occasional series of posts on Mason’s Notes we find Pilgrim (Christian) arriving at the gate or door as he journeys towards the Celestial City. ‘Now Christian looked for nothing but death, and began to cry out lamentably; even cursing the time in which he met with Mr. Worldly Wiseman; still [...]

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Pilgrim’s Progress – Mason’s Notes 3

It’s been a while but here’s number three in the occasional Mason’s Notes series. To get the details of what these notes are, and the little bit of who Mason was go to a previous post. The picture on the left is of Christian (Bunyan calls him Christian though he still has his burden) out [...]

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