Heavenly Footman, The (Christian Heritage)
by John Bunyan
Category: Religion

Throughout Bunyan' great allegories his prime concern was that people would be able to discern the way to heaven. The 'Footman' is an athlete dogged in the pursuit of 'winning' the race. Bunyan wants us to be able to run the race of the Christian life and finish the course so that we might all meet in Heaven, Based on the text 'so run that ye may obtain' (1st Corinthians 9:24) Bunyan's terse and racy style gives us vital guidance on how to complete the journey. This is regarded as one of the classic texts to have come from the Puritan era on Christian living. Bunyan is well known for his perceptiveness in describing human motivation and thought processes.