Is preaching the sole means for presenting the gospel in evangelism? This article shows how John Bunyan defended his use of allegory in his Pilgrim's Progress to confront people with the claims of the gospel on their lives.

Referring to the Pilgrim's Progress, the author argues for the virtue displayed by one of the characters, Valiant-for-Truth. This Christian characteristic is to be applied in the life of a believer, especially in the preaching of the gospel, as the believer witnesses to the salvation brought to the world by Christ. The characteristic also includes how a believer should handle confrontations with believers of a different theological persuasion.