Christ Receives Sinners!


 
“Then drew near unto Him all the publicans and sinners for to hear Him. And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.” -LUKE 15:1-2 [KJV]

While the self-righteous Pharisees and Scribes withdrew from the Lord Jesus Christ and then harshly criticized Him, many publicans and sinners drew near to hear Him. What a blessing from the Lord to have a willingness to draw near to Him [JOHN 6:44] and then to have ears to actually hear a word from Him [ACTS 10:33]. His words are words of life [JOHN 5:24]. His words are words of salvation [ROMANS 1:16; HEBREWS 4:12].

The worst thing the Pharisees and scribes said of the Lord, “This man recieveth sinners, and eateth with them;” is the best thing any sinner could hear. It is not sin that keeps a man from hearing the good news of the gospel of Christ, it is his presumed righteousness he is going about to establish by his religious deeds [ROMANS 10:1-4]. No man will ever come to Christ while he is resting in the deeds of the law for salvation [ROMANS 3:19-20]. It is only by the almighty power of His sovereign grace that will effectually quicken us and make us alive in Christ that will cause us to draw near to Him, to hear Him and to believe Him [JOHN 5:21; EPHESIANS 2:1; I JOHN 5:1].

This Man receives sinners! What a miracle of amazing and sovereign grace [II TIMOTHY 1:9].

“This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief” [I TIMOTHY 1:15].


-Gospel report by preacher Tom Harding

Zebulon Grace church of Pikeville, Kentucky USA

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