Jesus said, “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him…” (John 6:44)
- First, What Paul says hear is very clear, “There is no one righteous, not even one…” (Romans 3:10), everyone of us is born with a sin nature and would not desire to come to faith in Jesus unless God first placed the desire in our hearts.
- Second, in one sense God has called all people to salvation. For example, Paul teaches us, “…since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, SO THAT PEOPLE ARE WITHOUT EXCUSE. (Romans 1:20)
- Third, there is a sense in which God calls those who turn to Him for salvation. In addition to the general revelation of God to all people, the Bible teaches that He convicts people of sin, “And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment…” (John 16:8)
Many struggle with the relationship between God’s “drawing” of a person to salvation and that we humans must make a choice to believe in Jesus as Lord. The Bible presents both aspects as essential to salvation. However, it is clear that it is God who initiates the process, PROVIDES THE WAY OF SALVATION for AMY through Jesus, and PROVIDES THE FAITH NECESSARY for AMY to believe in His name. Every part of God’s process is due to His grace…Thank God for His grace.
-Bill Stockham