Host Andy Choate returns with Part 2 of “Guilt to Grace Reads” in John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress. Today’s narrated scene introduces Mr. Worldly Wiseman—a polished counselor from the town of Carnal-Policy—who lures Christian off the narrow path toward Morality, to the house of Legality (with Civility at his side). But at the looming hill (Sinai), fear and fire expose the dead end of self-help and rule-keeping. Then Evangelist finds Christian, opens Scripture, names the lie, and redirects him to the Wicket Gate, where Goodwill gladly opens the door.

This reading is more than 17th-century prose; it’s a living map for modern souls. Andy traces how “Worldly Wisdom” still promises safety, speed, an ...