The Way to Be Saved
The way to be saved is to come to Christ and establish a personal and spiritual contact with him through faith.
C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes that the only way to be saved is by coming directly to Christ, who is the living source of salvation and mercy. He stresses that salvation is not found in rituals, texts, or intermediaries, but in a personal and spiritual connection with Jesus. Just as the woman who touched Jesus' garment was healed, believers can reach out to Him through faith, establishing a transformative relationship that brings healing and grace. Spurgeon encourages individuals to actively engage their hearts and minds in this pursuit of Christ, assuring them that His divine power is available to all who truly seek Him.
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The way to be saved is to come to Christ. Christ is a person, a living person, full of power to save. He has not placed his salvation in sacraments, or books, or priests, but he has kept it in himself; and if you want to have it you must come to him. He is still the one source and fountain of eternal mercy. There is no getting it by going round about him, or only going near to him: you must come to him, actually to him, and there must be a personal contact established between the Lord Jesus and your spirit. Of course it cannot be a natural contact, for his body is in the heavens and we are here; but it must be a spiritual contact, by which your mind, heart, thought, shall come to Christ, and faith, like a hand, shall touch him spiritually, grasp him by believing upon him, and receive life and grace from his divine power.
Just as when the woman of old touched his garment's hem, the virtue went out of him to her, and she was healed; so now, though he be yonder, faith's long hand can touch his divine and human person, by confiding, trusting, and resting in him, and so virtue will flow from him into our soul, and our mind shall be healed of whatsoever disease it hath.
From a sermon by Charles Haddon Spurgeon entitled "Unwillingness To Come To Christ," delivered November 2, 1876.
Sermon Outline
- The Importance of Coming to Christ
- The Nature of the Contact with Christ
- The Effect of Coming to Christ
- Virtue flows from Christ into our soul
- Our mind is healed of its diseases
- This contact is not limited by physical distance
Key Quotes
“He has not placed his salvation in sacraments, or books, or priests, but he has kept it in himself; and if you want to have it you must come to him.” — C.H. Spurgeon
“Just as when the woman of old touched his garment's hem, the virtue went out of him to her, and she was healed;” — C.H. Spurgeon
Application Points
- We must come to Christ personally and spiritually to be saved.
- Faith is the means by which we grasp and receive life and grace from Christ's divine power.
- We can come to Christ from a distance, through faith, and still experience the healing and virtue that flows from him.