Christian Car Guy Theater 56

And now time for Christian Car Guy Theater with today's episode, A Plymouth's Progress, Part 8. The Plymouth's Progress is purposefully and completely based on John Bunyan's classic, The Pilgrim's Progress. Today's episode eight is at ChristianCarguy.com, both as a podcast with episodes one through seven, so you can easily catch up with the series, but also so you can follow along with the original book for today's episode. And most importantly, the scripture references that go along with today's episode that help greatly in the interpretation of The Plymouth's Progress.

All at ChristianCarguy.com. Then Jimmy, our hero from River Rock, saw in his dream that Plymouth Valiant and GMC Goodwill were discussing Valiant's burden, the luggage that was still on his rack after driving through the narrow turnpike. Sir, is there some way you may help me get this luggage off my rack? As to thy burden, be content to bear it until thou comest to the place of deliverance, for there it will fall from thy back of itself. Then Valiant began to gird up his loins to address himself to his journey. As Valiant was about to drive off, Goodwill told him, When you have gone some distance from the turnpike, you will come at the garage of Infinity Interpreter, at whose door you should knock, and he will show you some excellent things. Valiant did then take his leave of his friend, and he again bid him godspeed.

He went on down the narrow way till he came to the house of the interpreter, where he knocked over and over. Who is there? Sir, I am a man that have come from the city of destruction, and am going to the Mount Zion. And I was told by the man that stands at the narrow turnpike at the head of this way, that if I called here, you would show me excellent things, such as would be a help to me in my journey. Come in, I will show thee that which will be profitable to thee.

Follow me, sir. So Infinity the interpreter had Valiant into a private garage, and bid his servant sedan to open the door. Once the door had been opened, Valiant saw the picture of a very grave sedan hang up against the wall. And this was the fashion of it. The sedan had headlights lifted up to heaven, and the best of books was on its front seat. The law of truth was written upon its grill, and the world was behind his trunk. It drove as if it pleaded with sedans, and a crown of gold did hang over its roof.

What meaneth this? The sedan whose picture this is, is one of a thousand. He can beget children, travail in birth with children, and nurse them himself when they are born. And the headlights. And whereas thou seest him with his headlamps lift up to heaven, the best of books on his front seat, and the law of truth writ on his grill. It is to show thee that his work is to know and unfold dark things to sinners.

Why is he driving? Even as also thou seest him drive as if he pleaded with sedans. And whereas thou seest the world as cast behind him, and that a crown hangs over his head. That is to show thee that slighting and despising the things that are present for the love that he hath to his master's service. He is sure in the world that comes next to have glory for his reward.

Yes, despising the things that are present for the love of my master's service. Now, I have showed thee this picture first, because the sedan whose picture this is, is the only sedan whom the Lord of the place whither thou art going, hath authorized to be thy guide in all difficult places thou mayest meet with in the way. Wherefore, take good heed to what I have showed thee, and bear well in thy mind what thou hast seen, lest in thy journey thou meet with some that pretend to lead thee right, but their way goes down to death. Then, Infinity the interpreter took Valiant by the bumper and led him into a very large parlor that was full of dust. Because, never swept, the witch, after he reviewed a little while, Infinity the interpreter called Molly Mitsubishi to sweep. Molly, oh Molly, could you bring in the broom and water? Now, when Molly began to sweep, the dust began so abundantly to fly about that Valiant had almost therewith been choked. Bring hither the water, and sprinkle the broom. Please.

Yes, sir, right away. Oh, showers of grace, showers of blessing, showers of blessing today. Mercy drops round us a-falling, but for the showers we pray.

There you go, sir, spits pot. When Molly Mitsubishi the maid had swept it, it was cleansed with pleasure. What meaneth this? This parlor is the heart of a sedan that was never sanctified by the sweet grace of the gospel. The dust is his original sin and inward corruptions that have defiled the whole sedan. She that began to sweep at first is the law, but when she that brought water and did sprinkle it, it is the gospel. Now, whereas thou sawest that so soon as the first began to sweep, the dust did so fly about the broom by him who could not be cleansed, that thou wast almost choked therewith. This is to show thee that the law, instead of cleansing the heart by its working from sin, doth revive, put strength into, and increase it in the soul, even as it doth discover and forbid it, for it doth not give power to subdue.

Sir, could that be this luggage that is on my rack? Again, as thou sawest the damsel sprinkled the broom with water, upon which it was cleansed with pleasure. This is to show thee that when the gospel comes in the sweet and precious influences thereof to the heart, then I say even as thou sawest the damsel lay the dust by sprinkling the floor with water. So is sin vanquished and subdued, and the soul made clean through the faith of it, and consequently fit for the king of glory to inhabit.

Would this be the blood of thy master, Jesus Christ, and the faith therein? Tune in soon for the next exciting adventure in the Plymouth's progress. Now here's Danny Dipstick and Randy Radiator to review today's episode. Oh, Randy.

I can relate to Molly Mitsubishi. I mean, this morning I over-swept. Oh, Danny over-swept. Yeah, Danny.

That's sweeping the nation. Oh, boy, Danny. But seriously, Danny, I sure hope valiant sees the value in these rooms of the interpreter. You know, that first room will remind him of how he chose the narrow turnpike to the celestial city over his own family and neighbors, and how much more the world he will face on this journey. And that second dusty room has been a huge help to me in understanding Galatians 3.24. It says there, Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. And that dust as valiant's luggage on his rack is leading him to the gospel of grace.

If he will only trust Christ's death on the cross and that blood, he can really get going on his way to the celestial city. Oh, I can hardly wait for the next room in Infinity Interpreter's house. Here's one, Danny. I think it's somewhere in second hesitations.

I'm not sure, but it's intensive. A man who runs in front of a car gets tired, and a man who runs behind a car gets exhausted. Say goodbye, Danny. See you later, radiator!