Coming To Christ
Coming to Christ is the one essential thing for salvation.
He that does not come to Christ, do what he may, or think what he may, is yet
in “the gall of bitterness and in the bonds of iniquity”. Coming to Christ the
very first result of regeneration. The soul that is quickened by the power of
God, at once realizes its lost condition. Feeling a sense of Divine wrath, the
quickened sinner flees to Christ and trusts him for salvation. Where there is
no coming to Christ, there is no salvation. But, how does a poor sinner come to
Christ?
1. Coming To
Christ Is Not A Mere Physical Act.
In our day, men have substituted coming to the front
of the church for coming to Christ. Much uproar is made when we say that this
is a deception. But, I must remind you that during the Savior’s earthly
ministry, many came to him with their feet and their lips, whose hearts were
far from him.
2. Coming To Christ Is Not A Mere Mental Act.
Many believe the truth of
Christ's words, that is, they give intellectual assent to them, whose hearts
are yet unchanged. At heart, they are still children of wrath.
3. Coming To Christ Is An Act Of Faith.
It is the response of the
heart to the sovereign; life giving power of God. It is that act of the soul,
whereby we leave our sins and our self-righteousness and flee to the Lord Jesus
Christ. It is simply trusting his righteousness to be our covering, and his
blood to be our atonement. Coming to Christ is the repentance of sin, the
denial of self, and faith in him who is God's salvation. Coming to Christ is
the belief of the truth, the crying of the soul unto God, and the submission of
the heart to Christ's absolute Lordship as it is revealed in the gospel. Come
now, my friends; away from yourselves; away from your self-righteousness, and
away from your false refuges; come unto Christ. He alone is able to save poor
sinners. Christ is also: willing to save poor sinners. Come now to Christ the
true altar; and lay hold of him for eternal life.
Don Fortner