2Pet.3 [9] The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
But will all come to Jesus and repentance? As it was in Jesus day, so it is today. Matt.23 [37] O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
John 8: [20] These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come. [21] Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come. [22] Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come. [23] And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. [24] I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
John.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.
John 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.
John 3: [16] For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. [17] For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. [18] He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. [19] And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. [20] For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. [21] But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
John.10 [1] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. [2] But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. [3] To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. [4] And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. [5] And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
Acts.4 [12] Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Ephesians 2; [6] And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: [7] That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. [8] For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
God knows the ones that are His, and He calls them by name. When He calls they come, and will follow Him, realizing that their reward is not in this life but the life to come, as Jesus has purchased eternal salvation for all He has called. They come acknowledging, confessing and repenting of their sins and accepting Jesus as their only Savior. Before the Father, He is their righteousness, sanctifiction and redemption by one sacrifice which He offered on Calvary, and by Jesus their ownly mediator, who is at the right hand of the Father in heaven. They are accepted in the Beloved, declared righteous by the imputed righteousness of Jesus, forgiven of all their sins, adopted into the family of God, their names are in the Lamb's Book of Life, they are sealed by the Holy Spirit until the day of Redemption, and they have eternal life in Jesus . All these belong to the ones accepted in Jesus by faith alone in the word of God alone. God receives all the glory alone for the complete salvation of sinful men and women. they are just the recepients of of His mercy and grace given to him freely in Jesus. RyanaRenee
1Ti 4:9 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation. 1Ti 4:10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe. 1Ti 4:11 These things command and teach.
John6:44"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." John 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." Jeremiah 31:3.....".Yea , I have loved thee with an everlasting love , therefore with loving kindness have I drawn thee"
Well, one has to read the word all in context of the sentence, I do believe that there is a general call for all to be saved, but if one is not born again, he will reject it. No one can come unto God unless the Father calls Him, just as William posted above.
Joh 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.
Have you or William ever seen the Son?
Context of any verse has to do with to whom it is addressed and at what time, Miles Coverdale put it well "it shall greatly help thee to understand scripture, if thou mark not only what is spoken or written, but of whom, and unto whom, with what words, at what time, where, to what intent, with what circumstance, considering what goeth before, and what followeth after."
We must have faith first ,and then sight .for we can only see by faith through the instrumentality of the Word. Later on in the chapter16 He said"I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world; again I leave the world and go to the Father". His physical presence is not with us , not even in the elements of the Popish mass.We see Him by faith ,but yet imperfectly , as we only now see through a glass darkly.John 15 ;26"But when the comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me."He has put spirit of His son into the hearts of his own ,crying Abba ,Father. We must not waste time trying to find out if we are drawn. Our first and main question in religion must be whether we have come to Christ by faith.If we have let us take comfort and be thankful,for none can come to Him unless they are drawn We never know who they are that God will draw, and we have nothing to do with it Our duty is to invite all , and leave it to God to choose the vessels of mercy." Where there is no faith or love, there may be talk ,self conceit, and high profession, but there is no drawing of the Father"Ryle.God is sovereign , but man has a responsibility to believe , for the bible always declares that if man is lost it is his own fault "he loses his soul"Let us believe in Him and look to the glorious day when He shall (for He shall return)and we "shall awake in His likeness" "and we shall see Him as He is"
Yes, God has given all men the ability to believe but all do not have life because they do no believe: Joh 20:31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
We were sealed after we believed: Eph 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
From eaglestar2 How does God draw is it a special drawing?
We are drawn by the preaching of the gospel, by the Holy Spirit. But those that God has not called will not understand it. It will not mean much to them. I hear so many say, "Oh, well, we all know that". But they do not, as God has not called them nor revealed Jesus to them, by the Holy Spriit.
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