“…How is it that He eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners? When Jesus heard it, He saith unto them, ‘they that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.’” (Mark 2:16-17)
I am reminded of the hymn written by Charlotte Elliot.
Just As I Am
Just as I am, without one plea,
But that Thy blood was shed for me,
And that Thou bid’st me come to thee
O Lamb of God, I come! I come!
Just as I am, and waiting not
To rid my soul of one dark blot,
To Thee whose blood can cleanse each spot,
Oh Lamb of God, I come! I come.”
To receive eternal life and be saved from eternal separation from God, you must go to Christ the Savior just as you are, not pretending innocence or pleading goodness. You come as you are but you do not stay as you are. He will save you and make you what He wants you to be.
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