Decided Christ Quote by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
![“[The] term ‘decide’ has always seemed to me to be quite wrong…A sinner does not ‘decide’ for Christ; the sinner ‘flies’ to Christ in utter helplessness and despair saying — Foul, I to the fountain fly, Wash me, Saviour, or I die. No man truly comes to Christ unless he flies to Him as his only…” quote by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ec7/d-martyn-lloyd-jones-13096_deciding-for-christ_the-term-decide-has-always-seemed-to-me_1561708.jpg)
““[The] term ‘decide’ has always seemed to me to be quite wrong…A sinner does not ‘decide’ for Christ; the sinner ‘flies’ to Christ in utter helplessness and despair saying — Foul, I to the fountain fly, Wash me, Saviour, or I die. No man truly comes to Christ unless he flies to Him as his only refuge and hope, his only way of escape from the accusations of conscience and the condemnation of God’s holy law. Nothing else is satisfactory. If a man says that having thought about the matter and having considered all sides he has on the whole decided for Christ, and if he has done so without any emotion or feeling, I cannot regard him as a man who has been regenerated. The convicted sinner no more ‘decides’ for Christ than the poor drowning man ‘decides’ to take hold of that rope that is thrown to him and suddenly provides him with the only means of escape. The term is entirely inappropriate.””
About This Quote
Source Sermon: The Necessity of Faith, 1955
True conversion is an act of desperate surrender, not a rational decision; it requires helpless reliance on Christ as the sole refuge.
In simple terms: Conversion is a desperate surrender, not a logical choice.
Key Takeaway
Seek humility and dependence on divine grace.
Themes
faith
humility
spiritual transformation
Mood
reflective
serious
Type
theological
inspirational
When to use this quote
- Evangelism
- personal crisis
- spiritual counseling
- mission work
Key Concepts
Theology
soteriology
human helplessness
Questions to Reflect On
- Can faith be both rational and surrendering?
- What role does emotion play in spiritual decisions?
A Different Perspective
May alienate those who value rational deliberation in belief.
