Here is a long, yet necessary work by Bunyan that is geared toward those that are sloth; those that are indifferent in religion; the barren fig tree. Like that which the Lord Jesus Christ has caused to wither and die because it bore no fruit (Matthew 21:19), so will the professor of religion, who does not labor in the faith, be called to hear the dreadful cry of the Husbandman, "Cut it down. Why Cumbereth it the Ground? Luke 13:7
This is the Digital Puritan Edition of the book.
Narrated By Duane Linn
Narrator's note: 03/26/2024
This sermon is necessary for those who have a disconnect between faith and religion. True faith produces works ( See the letter from the Apostle James, the brother of the Lord Jesus Christ).
I see many that profess the Lord Jesus Christ, yet stagger blindly like drunken men, or women, with regard to simple understanding of what it means to be a Christian. I see lots of mouth, but no legs, feet, arms, or brain. I see folks getting ready to celebrate a "holy week" which occurred during the Passover, yet Passover doesn't take place until next month. The point I'm trying to make, is that if you can't even get the celebrations right, what else is wrong with your "faith"?
Some lessons are hard. They need to be taught. This is what it means to "love one another as the Lord Jesus Christ loves us". The Lord Jesus would not permit His children/friends, to stagger blindly into the abyss that plunges down into hell.
John Bunyan goes into the parable of the barren fig tree. It is a good idea that everyone listen to this. After all... what is three hours of your time?
May the Lord Jesus Christ bless and preserve you.
Brother Duane |
