Riff's Christian Journal

All scripture verses are from the Gospel of John 6

In all of Christendom there are two doctrines on how someone is saved; salvation by the will of God or salvation by the will of man, co-operating with God.

The two teachings on salvation are like this. In one man is given the gospel message and he must choose of his own will whether or not to accept Jesus as Savior and God rewards him by giving him a new birth called “born again”.

In the other teaching God chooses whom He wills to save, based on what Jesus did, and draws him by grace, act of regeneration ( born again), and gives man the gift of faith through which he believes in Jesus and proclaims Him to be Lord.

They who believe in free will say that anyone can come to Jesus, if they so choose, but what does scripture say?

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 6:65 KJV

And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.

So unless God draws as He wills no one will ever come to Jesus of their own will. For all whom the Father draws to Jesus will come.

John 6:37 KJV

All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

So the Father saves whom He wills to save, and all whom He brings to Jesus (by regeneration) will come to Him. He then gives them the gift of faith at the same time of being born again, through which man then believes in Jesus, thereby giving God the glory for what He has done in saving that person. Salvation is all of God.

Because God is responsible for man’s salvation He is also obligated to keep man saved, so that Jesus will loose none of all the Father gave to Him; the one saved is kept by God because it is His will that Jesus would not loose anyone given Him by the Father.

John 6:39-40 KJV

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. [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.

I believe what Jesus says is true, that the Father draws whom He wills to be saved by Grace (regeneration) and all whom He draws will come. They will believe in Jesus to be Lord through the gift of faith given them and they will be kept saved by the will of God so that Jesus will loose none of all that were given Him.

God draws the elect, they come through regeneration and Jesus will loose none of they whom the Father gave to Him. Salvation is all of God.

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