Come and Welcome to Jesus Christ is the title of a book by John Bunyan, “the Bedford tinker”.

It is a good title, expressing the essence of the Gospel Call, that all who hear about Jesus Christ are welcome to learn what He has to offer and what He can do for them.

Jesus’ offer is beyond your imagination and wildest dreams.

You are welcome to listen to the Free Offer of the Gospel here.

This is a good blogpost for today, the 50th anniversary of my beginning seriously my Bible commentary, which continues to the present day. I have commented on the whole Bible, including the difficult passages of Scripture, and I continue to progress it until I will be no longer fit to add to it.

Bunyan also wrote Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, composed during his 12-year imprisonment for refusing to stop preaching the Gospel. It is autobiographical, documenting his spiritual journey with its early spiritual struggle to determine if there was grace for such a sinner as himself. He was fearful that he had sinned against the Holy Ghost and thus had no hope of forgiveness. He received no enlightenment from the local Church of England cleric but finally he found relief in Scripture itself. The title derives from 1Tim 1:15.

There are many useful books written in prison, such as the apostle Paul’s epistles in the Bible’s New Testament. Samuel Rutherford’s Letters also come to mind, but Bunyan’s writings are notable. He also began The Pilgrim’s Progress in prison.

Come and Welcome to Jesus Christ is an exegetical book, opening up “All whom the Father gives Me shall come to Me, and I will certainly not reject anyone who comes to Me’ Jn 6:37. God bless my readers on this 50th anniversary.

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10 Oct 2026: Come and Welcome to Jesus Christ is available as a PDF.