Jesus Calls for Saving Faith Evangelical Caucus/Devotional Gracetoyou. org ^ | 2008 | John MacArthur, Grace Community Church Posted on by metmom “‘Come to Me .’” (Matthew 11: 28). Although infinitely beyond human comprehension, God’s sovereignty and human responsibility are inseparable in salvation. God sovereignly provides the grace that draws sinners, but they must humbly come in faith and commit to obey the Lord Jesus before salvation becomes complete. Christ makes this clear when He says, “All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out” (John 6: 37). Redemption comes not through human creed, denominational preferences, favorite rituals, certain pastors, priests, or theological gurus-but only through the atoning work of Jesus Christ. When He says “Come to Me,” it means we must come to Him having trusted in His substitutionary death and having reached the point of willingness to submit to His lordship. The Lord teaches, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst” (John 6: 35). Coming to Jesus means believing in Him, and that results in no longer hungering or thirsting from a lack of salvation’s blessings. Jesus gave this summary of salvation, which includes the most well-known verse in Scripture: “Even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life” (John 3: 14-16). Ask Yourself There are so many internal squabbles over the actual transaction of salvation. But can’t we all agree that no one is saved unless Jesus does it-and that no one is given salvation unless the person receives it? May we be more concerned about men than we are about talks and meetings. TOPICS: Evangelical Christian; Theology; Worship KEYWORDS: gty Click here: to donate by Credit Card Or here: to donate by PayPal Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC PO Box 9771 Fresno, CA 93794 Thank you very much and God bless you. 1 posted on by metmom To: Alex Murphy; boatbums; CynicalBear; daniel1212; ealgeone; Elsie; Gamecock; HossB86; Iscool; . Studying God’s Word ping 2 posted on by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.) Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by.
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Jesus Calls for Saving Faith – Evangelical Caucus/Devotional
