Jesus draws all men to Himself? In John 12:32 Jesus draws all men to Himself. Is this true or must we reinterpret Jesus to remove His promise? John 12:32 (NASB) “And I, if I am lifted up from the earth will draw all men to Myself.” Are all people drawn to Jesus? We know…
Is there purposeless evil if God did not foreordain all things? Calvinists often talk about “purposeless evil.” In fact, Dr. James White, a Calvinist apologist from Alpha and Omega Ministries, has stated that if God did not ordain all things including the evil actions of men, then evil has no purpose. Dr. White…
1. The spiritually dead can hear John 5:25 “Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. 2. The spiritually dead can respond John 5:25 “Truly, truly, I say to you, an…
Calvinism: Who chooses? This post is in response to Dr. James White from his August 5, 2014 podcast where he gave several challenges about the answers I posted on my blog post “Why are people not coming to Jesus?” Dr. White’s point was that if one believes that Jesus showed a person belongs to the Father…
John 6:64-65 For this reason For this reason – John 6:64-65. I am jumping ahead in my verse by verse exegesis to John 6:64-65 because these are the verses that give the answer to Jesus’ words in John 6:37, 44-45. I will start with verse 65 first. For this reason John 6:65 (NASB) And He…
Dr. James White has stated on his Dividing Line program that he wants to see how I line up the John 6 passage to show why people are not coming to Jesus. This post will summarize my view from my previous verse by verse exposition and tie in reasons for unbelief from the book of John….
No one can come to Jesus unless… Jesus spoke incredibly powerful words in John chapter 6 that many people are afraid to dig into because of their concern that John 6 might contradict their theology. In fact, Calvinists are quick to challenge non-Calvinists to explain what these verses mean outside of the Calvinist interpretation. This…
What is the Will of the Father? In our verse by verse discussion of John 6, we come to verse 38, a verse that highlights the will of the Father. John 6:38 (NASB) “For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.” The…
John 6:37 All that the Father Gives Me The Promise Jesus gives an amazing promise in John 6:37~ John 6:37 (NASB) “All that the Father gives Me will come to Me… Jesus promises all that the Father gives… Let’s start our search into this passage by looking at the terms “all” and “gives.” All…
The Bread Given In my last post, I showed how the crowd went from asking Jesus about what they were obligated to do to gain the bread that endures to eternal life, to the next step of asking to see the work that Jesus would do. The purpose of the work is to bring…
God’s conditions: Who is the doer of the work? In my last post, I talked about how Jesus showed the unbelieving crowd, who followed Him in John 6, that the “work” which result is meant to bring the crowd to belief, is God’s work. When Jesus shared that it is God’s work, not…
Are all who are drawn also all who come to Jesus? In my last post, I showed that Scripture must not be taken out of context by making the word “draw” mean “drag” in John 6:44. However, if “draw” does not mean “drag” in John 6, what does “draw” mean within this inspired context? In…