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Explore the significance and implications of coming to God as highlighted in Ephesians 2:1, Isaiah 59:1-2, and other biblical references. Discover how the act of coming to God is essential for reconciliation and the benefits it brings to individuals. Delve into the idea that man must make the choice to come to God, not the other way around. Uncover the challenges and misconceptions associated with this journey and the reassurance that God does not require a burdensome quest.
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Come To Me • Implies Many Are Away - Eph 2:1 • Why are they away - Isa. 59:1-2; Psa 51:5 • Implications of being away - Eph 2:12; Rom 3:23; 6:23 • Implies Man Can Come • If not, Jesus was mocking man • Calvinist teach cannot • If do not because chose not to - Matt 23:37
Come To Me • Implies Man Must Come, Not God • Man one who departed - Gen 3 • Reconciliation is bringing man back to God, not God to man - 2 Cor. 5:19 • Implies A Benefit To Man By Coming • God does not require some great “quest” or task • Many do not come because think “yoke” too heavy - Prov. 13:15; Psa 55:22; 1 Pet. 5:7; Gal 6:2