Spurgeon said: “I frequently hear persons exhorted to give their hearts to Christ…..But that is not the Gospel. Salvation comes from something that Christ gives you, not something you give to Christ. The giving of your heart to Christ follows after the receiving from Christ of eternal life by faith.” 1892, sermon #2273
The Gospel – Receiving, not Giving
That’s a great point, one I’ve never heard explained that way before. As Spurgeon did, I have often heard people talk about when “they gave” their hearts to Christ, more so than stating “this is when God saved me” or “this is when I became born again”, Salvation is of the Lord, not from our works. God bless