O Come, All You Unfaithful Women’s Longsleeve

In the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Luke, Jesus describes two kinds of people: those who are well, or healthy, and self-sufficient; and then those who are sick and needy. The title of a beautifully written song by Sovereign Grace Music, “O Come, All You Unfaithful,” appeals to the latter. And the truth is, the Gospel of Jesus Christ appeals only to the latter. In describing one as well, or healthy, Jesus is referring to the self-righteous. This would be those who are free from any debilitating sickness that would cause them to be declared unrighteous in the sight of God. The sick; however, are the opposite. They stand before God guilty with no ability in and of themselves to fulfill God’s demand for righteousness. These, Jesus says, are sinners in need of a Physician. But the reality is that both categories of people that Jesus describes here are actually the same. Meaning, both are in fact sick and in need of a Physician. Or, in other words, both are sinful and in need of saving.