| Come To God Just As You Are? |
Is it scriptural to say, "Come to God just as you are?"
Yes, but a better way to say it would be to "trust in Jesus as your Savior."
We come to the Father through His Only Begotten Son.
Act 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other
name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
We cannot clean ourselves up before we come to God. One must come to
God as he is but with a humble heart. The key is humility. When the Lord
Jesus spoke the parable of the Pharisee and the sinner, He was showing us
that humility before God is essential. See, both prayed to God but only the
sinner was heard. The sinner received forgiveness because he knew that Only
the Lord could save him. He was humble in knowing that he could not improve
himself but instead asked God to "have mercy on me." So each sinner must
come to Jesus as they are, acknowledging that they are sinners in need of the
Savior-- and that He is the Only One who can save them and cleanse them
from their sins. It is Jesus alone who purchased our redemption by shedding
His precious blood upon the Cross and therefore it is only though Him that
man can be saved. We cannot bring anything to the table. One cannot trust in
his own good works to be saved but rather must put his complete trust in the
Lord Jesus Christ and His finished work. So we come to Christ as we are but
without one plea.
Just as I am, without one plea,
But that Thy blood was shed for me,
And that Thou bidst me come to Thee,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.
And as the beloved hymn, "Rock of Ages" states:
Nothing in my hand I bring,
Simply to Thy cross I cling;
Naked, come to Thee for dress;
Helplees, look to Thee for grace;
Foul, I to the fountain fly,--
Wash me, Savior, or I die!
Acts 16:30-31 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to
be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt
be saved, and thy house.
©2005 Cobblestone Road Ministries
All Rights Reserved
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Yes, but a better way to say it would be to "trust in Jesus as your Savior."
We come to the Father through His Only Begotten Son.
Act 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other
name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
We cannot clean ourselves up before we come to God. One must come to
God as he is but with a humble heart. The key is humility. When the Lord
Jesus spoke the parable of the Pharisee and the sinner, He was showing us
that humility before God is essential. See, both prayed to God but only the
sinner was heard. The sinner received forgiveness because he knew that Only
the Lord could save him. He was humble in knowing that he could not improve
himself but instead asked God to "have mercy on me." So each sinner must
come to Jesus as they are, acknowledging that they are sinners in need of the
Savior-- and that He is the Only One who can save them and cleanse them
from their sins. It is Jesus alone who purchased our redemption by shedding
His precious blood upon the Cross and therefore it is only though Him that
man can be saved. We cannot bring anything to the table. One cannot trust in
his own good works to be saved but rather must put his complete trust in the
Lord Jesus Christ and His finished work. So we come to Christ as we are but
without one plea.
Just as I am, without one plea,
But that Thy blood was shed for me,
And that Thou bidst me come to Thee,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.
And as the beloved hymn, "Rock of Ages" states:
Nothing in my hand I bring,
Simply to Thy cross I cling;
Naked, come to Thee for dress;
Helplees, look to Thee for grace;
Foul, I to the fountain fly,--
Wash me, Savior, or I die!
Acts 16:30-31 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to
be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt
be saved, and thy house.
©2005 Cobblestone Road Ministries
All Rights Reserved
FURTHER READING:
Jesus Died For Us
Are You Rapture Ready?
"I Have A Personal Relationship With God..." - a Must-read!
Which is the Greatest Sin??
