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The Pilgrim’s Progress · Theme
Divine Grace and Mercy
How The Pilgrim’s Progress develops Divine Grace and Mercy.
God's unmerited favor is shown through the help characters receive (e.g., Evangelist, Help, the Interpreter) and the forgiveness offered to repentant sinners, underscoring that salvation is a gift rather than earned by works.
Where it surfaces
- The Author's Apology for His Book
Bunyan commits the book and reader to 'that Hand that pulls the strong down, and makes weak ones stand,' emphasizing divine enablement.