The Supremacy of Christ

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. And He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything He might be preeminent. For in Him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of His cross.
(Colossians 1:15-20 ESV)

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Whoever comes to me I will never cast out

"All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out."
John 6:37

No limit is set to the duration of this promise. The promise does not merely say, "I will not cast out a sinner at his first coming," but, "I will in no wise cast out." The original reads, "I will not, not cast out," or "I will never, never cast out." The text means, that Christ will not at first reject a believer; and that as he will not do it at first, so he will not to the last.

But suppose the believer sins after coming to Christ for the first time?
     "If any man sin we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous."

But suppose that believers backslide?
     "I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him." 

But believers may fall under temptation?
     "God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it."

But the believer may fall into sin as David did!
     Yes, but he will "Purge them with hyssop, and they shall be clean; he will wash them and they shall be whiter than snow"; "From all their iniquities will I cleanse them."

"Once in Christ, in Christ forever,
Nothing from his love can sever."

"I give unto my sheep," says he, "eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand." What do you say to this, O trembling feeble mind? Is this not a precious mercy, that coming to Christ, you do not come to One who will treat you well for a little while, and then send you about your business, but he will receive you and make you his bride, and you shall be his forever?

Receive no longer the spirit of bondage again to fear, but the spirit of adoption whereby you shall cry, Abba, Father! Oh! the grace of these words: "I will in no wise cast out."

(C.H. Spurgeon's Morning and Evening)

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