Reading: Pp. 39 ~ 41

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     In lesson six, Christian ascends the Hill of Difficulty and midway up the hill is where Christian falls asleep and loses his precious roll. You can learn from Christian that you should not waste your time because later on you will regret it. As he continues on, he encounters two men named Formalist and Hypocrisy. They were after praise for themselves and they are simply selfish cheaters looking for an easy way in. Then further along Christian’s journey, he meets Timorous and Mistrust; they represent twin disgraces of fear. They gave up and turned back at the first sign of danger. They didn’t even give it any thought because they were too afraid to try and go any further. But Christian continues on and when he reaches the two lions, he is also fearful for his life but the Porter tells him they are chained and Christian walks by and indeed the lions were chained and he was unharmed. Emily Lu

     Lesson Six of the book The Pilgrim’s Progress is about when Christian goes up the Hill of Difficulty and meets some people. We learned several things in this lesson, but we mainly learned that if you do some hard work, you can take a break, but not a very long break. If the break is too long, then you will suffer the consequences. This is because when Christian slept in the arbor, he lost he precious Roll, and was in great distress. We also mainly learned that if you start something, don’t turn back. Timorous and Mistrust were very fearful and were afraid of many things, like the lions. But Christian knew that if you turned back, it is nothing but death, and if you kept going, it is only fear of death. Beyond it is everlasting life.  Jennifer Lee

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1. How do Formalist and Hypocrisy enter the path and what is the significance of this fact? How does this connect to their names? --back to top--

• Formalist and Hypocrisy enter the path as Christian was troubled by Sloth, Simple, and Presumption. He espied Formalist and Hypocrisy come tumbling over the wall. This shows the fact that they are quick and agile and encounters less difficulty than Christian and travels at a faster pace. But it seems that the way they are trying to get in shows that they are not trying to receive forgiveness from God nor get rid of any burden that they may carry. It also shows that they do not truly have the Lord in their heart but only have the desires of what they want in their minds. These facts connect with their names because they show falseness in what they say and do. Emily Lu

• Formalist and Hypocrisy enter over the wall; this signifies that their entry is not proper, that they have gotten to the path an illegitimate way, neither through the wicket gate, the House of the Interpreter, nor the Place of Deliverance. They represent those who are religious intruders, people who are going the right way but for the wrong reason – in a sense, they are still going the wrong way. Formalist connects with his name as person who may do all the things a proper Christian should do such as pray, read the Bible, and go to church. When reading the bible, though, he never says a word to show that he sees or feels what he reads; he also goes to Church and prays the same “wooden” way. Hypocrisy, on the other hand, represents those who say one thing and do another, and pretends to be a very proper Christian in front of others while acting unashamedly sinfully when not watched. Joshua Ma

• Formalist and Hypocrisy entered the path by climbing over the wall instead of going to the door. This means that cheated and took the short cut; that is the same a thief or a robber would do. Formalist means "not formal" and hypocrisy means "pretending to be good." Formalist didn’t take the formal and correct way, and Hypocrisy pretended to take to correct way. Jennifer Lee

• Formalist and Hypocrisy climb over the wall of Salvation instead of entering the right way. They trespass the road. They are non-Christians yet ask for praise for being nimble. Janna Qiao

• Christian is walking along the path as then the two climb over a wall and run over and meet him. Meeting them was important in the book because like in lesson 2, we don’t want to take short cuts and miss important things in life as Christian went to the cross. Formalist is too casual to think as we are sometimes too casual to think. His name also means "casual" which he also is. Hypocrisy is pretending to be good but is bad. He is also taking the "good" way as they think but is actually the bad way. Elaine Lee

• Formalist and Hypocrisy climb over the wall. Even though they meet up with Christian, they are just like petty thieves, breaking into a sacred house. Thieves must be light-footed, and Formalist and Hypocrisy are. They had to sneak inside. However, in the end, they will not be accepted to heaven because they were not invited. They pretend to be Christians, but they don’t do the work. Angela Zhou

• Christian saw Formalist and Hypocrisy as they were climbing up a wall and they came towards him. Formalist means casual and Hypocrisy means the pretense of being good when you aren’t. Michelle Lee

• Formalist and Hypocrisy enter the path of Christian after he met Sloth, Presumption, and Simple. They came tumbling over a wall and caught up to Christian. This fact shows us that they are fast and quick and that they encounter very little hardships. Samuel Lu

2. Midway up the Hill of Difficulty, what does Christian do there? And what happens then? What does Christian's experience teach us?--back to top--

• Midway up the hill, Christian rests and reads from the roll for comfort and slowly fell into slumber. As he was sleeping, the roll fell out of his hand. Christian’s experience teaches us that the arbor is only meant for a little refreshment and not for long rests or slumber. Emily Lu

• Midway up the Hill of Difficulty, Christian finds a resting place provided by the Lord for weary travelers, and, after checking the scroll that he was given and looking at his new clothes, he then takes a long nap. Thus, he falls into a deep sleep, similar to the condition of Sloth, Simple, and Presumption; the scroll falls out of his hand while he does so. Upon being woken up by someone and being rebuked for sleeping so long, Christian hurriedly get up and starts heading up the hill again at a fast pace. We learn here that the believer can be very irresponsible when in hurried and not wary conditions. Joshua Ma

• As Christian is struggling to get to the top of the hill, he sees a pleasant arbour, made by the Lord of the hill. This arbour is like a resting place for weary travellers, and Christian decided to sleep there. Then, someone woke him up and said, "Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. Christian suddenly sped up, and went to the top of the hill. This teaches us that when we do something, we shouldn’t stop and rest. We should keep doing (our task) until we accomplish it. Jennifer Lee

• Christian stopped at an arbor, or shady resting place, to   rest. It was here he forgot to take his scroll and had to come back and get it. I believe that this teaches us not to be hasty and be prepared. Janna Qiao

• Christian sleeps on arbor somewhere on the hill but waking up as someone talks to him. We learn not to detain ourselves while we are doing something. Elaine Lee

• At the arbor at the middle of the hill, Christian fell into a deep sleep. He then lost his scroll that would let him into heaven. Christian scolded himself for being sloth and retraced his steps until night. This teaches us to always be careful. Angela Zhou

• Christian took out his roll, read it, and fell asleep. But while he was asleep, the roll fell out of his hand. Someone then woke him. Michelle Lee

• Midway up the Hill of Difficulty, he rests at the Arbor and falls asleep and the Roll that is very important to him falls out of his hand. Samuel Lu

3. At the top of the Hill, Christian meets two characters. Who are they and what do they tell him?

1. How does what the two characters tell Christian lead him to discover his loss of his Roll?

2. Why is this so important to him?

3. How does he explain to himself the responsibility for this loss?  --back to top--

• At the top of the hill, he meets two men named Timorous and Mistrust. They tell him that there are a couple of lions in the way and that it is very dangerous, for the lions may jump out at you and tear you to pieces. What these two men tell Christian fills him with fear but reading from the Roll gives him comfort. It is then that as he felt in his bosom for the roll, realizing that the roll was missing. This roll is very important to Christian because it is his passage and ticket into the Celestial City and furthermore, the roll provides comfort to him whenever he feels frightened or troubled in and situation. He explains to himself the responsibility for this loss by saying that he was foolish for falling asleep in a place that is meant for short refreshment for weary travelers. Emily Lu

• At the top of the Hill, Christian meets Timorous and Mistrust, two scared “quitters” who are running away from something. Stumbling upon Christian, they warn him of the danger ahead, telling of two fierce lions lying ahead, lions that may be asleep or ready to pounce – they can’t tell. Even so, the lions scared the two a great deal, and they say that the mere chance that the lions may be awake frightened them enough for them to run back. Hearing what they tell him, Christian feels a slight anxiety from hearing of the dangers ahead. Like he used to do in the past, he looks for his scroll for relief. Instead, he does not find it, and Christian becomes distressed, and doesn’t know what to do, since, not only was it a way of gaining relief from his fears, it was also his pass for entering into the kingdom of God. He then remembers his “slothful” sleep. Then, he realizes he must have dropped it while sleeping, the foolishness of his carelessness “overwhelms him like a flood,” and he then begs God for forgiveness. The original resting area for moderate refreshment from weariness had instead been used as a place to take a long and deep nap. For this Christian is punished in him losing the scroll, but Christian feels guilt for what he does and asks for forgiveness. Joshua Ma

• Christian meets Timourous and Mistrust, and they are two discouraged traveller who easilt give up and turn around and go back. They tell him the farther they go, the more danger they meet. Christian decided to read the Roll to them—since it always comforted him—and he discovered it was lost! He left it at the arbour! Christian was in great distress, since it was his only "comfort object." Christian then fell on his knees, and asked God for forgiveness for that foolish act. Jennifer Lee

• At the top of the hill, Christian meets two men named Mistrust and Timorous. They tell him that there are lions in the way and they fear them. Christian seeks comfort from his roll, but doesn’t fin it and realizes that he must have left it at the arbor. He goes back to get it for it is of great importance to him. If he doesn’t have the roll, he won’t be able to go into the Celestial City. He is angered at himself for sleeping when it was day. Janna Qiao

• The two characters Christian meets are Timorous and Mistrust and they tell Christian to go back for they think there is danger ahead. Just then, Christian suddenly remembers the roll for he is frightened of the lions and discovers it is not there. He is so full of sorrow for this is the way Celestial City. He tells himself not to lose it again. Satan himself may have built the hill to distract other pilgrims. Elaine Lee

• At the top of the hill, Christian meets Timorous and Mistrust. They tell him of the lions ahead. Timorous and Mistrust scare Christian by telling him of  the lions ahead, so Christian looks for his roll so that he may be comforted. When Christian discovers he lost the roll, he is upset. The scroll would grant him entrance to heaven, and is one of the few comforts on his journey. He is also upset because he was sloth, the opposite of what he should be. He disappointed himself. He explains to himself it was his fault he lost the roll because he took a long nap at the arbor. He should have been more vigilant. Angela Zhou

• The two characters Christian meets at the top of the Hill are Timorous and Mistrust. They told Christian that they had been just the way he was going, but then they had seen lions, and they were afraid, so that was why they were coming back. Michelle Lee

• At the top, he meets Timorous and Mistrust. They tell Christian that there are a couple of lions ahead and that it is too dangerous. Causing fear, Christian reaches for the roll to comfort him but sees that it was not there. He explains to himself that he was foolish for sleeping at the Arbor when it is only used for a little rest. Samuel Lu

4. Christian eventually recovers his Roll, what does Christian’s resolve and perseverance teach us? --back to top--

• Christian’s resolve and perseverance teaches us that he realizes his foolishness for sleeping during the day and that he didn’t give up on looking for the Roll. When it seemed hopeless and never to be found, he keeps on trying and therefore recovers the Roll. Emily Lu

• Christian’s resolve and perseverance teaches us that, if one works hard towards a goal, he will eventually succeed, and with the success will come great joy. Christian, upon find the scroll, is filled with happiness, and reassurance, and Christian is prayerful and spiritually mobile; he runs up the hill with great nimbleness and speed. Through his perseverance and persistence, Christian is able to find the scroll he had foolishly loss before. Joshua Ma

• This teaches us that we shouldn’t be careless and leave important things behind, that we shouldn’t stop when we are tryting to do a task, and that if you want a second chance to get something back, you need to be determined to find it. Jennifer Lee

• Christian teaches us that we must keep going and not drop out, even for a little while. We must keep going. Janna Qiao

• This teaches us to be faithful in finding things and to always praise the Lord when you found it. Elaine Lee

• Christian’s resolve and perserverance teaches that to do something challenging, we must have a strong will, determination, and commitment. This is not only true with the roll,but with his whole pilgrimage. Angela Zhou

• Don’t be so foolish that you will lose a valuable just because you are resting. Michelle Lee

• Christian’s resolve and perseverance teach us that he never gave up on looking for the Roll, even if it seems lost, and learns to be more careful and less careless. Samuel Lu

Verses For The Pilgrim’s Progress pgs 39-41 Michelle Lee --back to top--

• John 10:1—"I tell you the truth, the man who doesn’t enter the gate through the sheep pen, but comes in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.

• Proverbs 6:6—Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!

• Romans 7:24—What a wretched man I am! What will rescue me from this body of death?

Lesson 5 Vocabulary Angela Zhou and Elaine Lee--back to top--