Thomas
Boston, the great Scottish theologian (1636-1732), illustrated man's spiritual
condition by comparing the unconverted person to a man in a pit. He can only get out of the pit by grabbing
hold of the rope of gospel let down by Christ and be pulled out of his
misery. Yes, he may decide to pull
himself up by the rope of the gospel, but there’s one problem: the unconverted
man is dead in the pit. Can a dead man
grab the rope of the gospel? Can a dead
man reach out in faith for Jesus?
We
are unable to save ourselves.
·
Eph. 2:1,4,5 - "you were dead in your
transgressions and sins….But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich
in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions --
it is by grace you have been saved."
·
I Cor.
2:14 - "The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come
from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot
understand them, because they are spiritually discerned."
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