Great Message from Mike Ratliff.
These verses quoted are probably my favorite in the Bible. Hardly a day goes by without my thinking upon them or sharing them in some conversation…
Jhn 6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Jhn 6:45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
Jhn 6:46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
Jhn 6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
Jhn 6:65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
The Apostle John makes it clear Jesus said these things. The underlined portion refers to how he said this earlier referring to….
Our Assurance..
Jhn 6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
Jhn 6:38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
Jhn 6:39 And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
Jhn 6:40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Those “alls” are important words…list the lost sheep parable none are lost even if the wander astray.
Mike’s article properly exhorts us all to be sharing the gospel of this Good News, that “all” may know and come.
BTW if you wish more study and great sermons on God’s Efficacious Grace and Election, search for those on the SLJInstitue.org website. Here is a sample:
The Election of a Covenant People
Dr. S. Lewis Johnson expounds the Calvinist concepts of faith found in John’s gospel.
Efficacious Grace of the Drawing of the Given
John 6:43-45
Dr. S. Lewis Johnson continues his exposition of the Apostle John’s record of God’s choice in salvation.
And Mike’s Post:
One final note….perhaps the saddest verse in the NT follow the teaching of Jesus of these things….
Rainbow Trout 