Drawn By The Father.

Drawn by the Father.

God may will a thing to be, without willing that it shall be.

John 6:37 thru 40, Jesus said, “All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.” Verse 38, “For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.”

Verse 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. Verse 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.” 

These comprehensive and illustrious verses are expressed with a odd artistic precision. Jesus opening statement is,

Verse 37, “All that the Father giveth me shall come to me.”  Meaning, all that are drawn by the Father, see verse 44, “No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him,” all who are influenced by His Spirit and come to Jesus through these influences.

Romans 8:14, ” For as many as are led by the Spirit are the children of God.” Led is used as a metaphor, meaning to lead, to induce, to incite, to guide. Compare,

John 16:13, Jesus said, “When He, the (Holy) Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth.”

Jesus words may also be interpreted, “Though you may have no faith in me, my work here in this world shall in no way be overturned, for all that the Father giveth me shall surely come to me.”

What is it the Father gave His son?  First we must observe that what is given to Jesus by the Father is expressed in the singular number, and neuter gender, literally, “Everything.” But those who come to Jesus are put in the masculine gender, and singular number, “Every one.”

So we are speaking of the whole mass, everything, so to speak is gifted by the Father to His Son; everything as a unity, or unit, which the Son develops and constructs; as one would lay one stone upon another; one by one; this in the administration of His trust.

John 17:2, “That He (Jesus) SHOULD give eternal life to as many as thou (the Father) hast given Him.”  Should, meaning shall, expresses the glorious fulfillment of this thing. The Father’s will; His unbreakable promises will see to it that the gift does not come back void.

John 6:37, “Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.” So, those who come at the call of the Father, that person is represented here as being giving to His Son. Only through the death, and shed blood alone can a person be saved. The coming ones of the second clause “Him that cometh,” are just the, “Given ones,” of the first.

“Him that cometh to me,” or, “Whosoever will;” this throws the door wide open. Jesus speaks of it as a lofty thought, a certainty, something no man can overturn, nor the devil himself. This assurance takes effect only by our voluntary movement forward, and the acceptance of Him, “Him that cometh to me.” It’s not simply the willing to come, but the actual coming. These Jesus will in no way cast out. The idea of coming implies arrival.

“I will in no wise cast out.” Emphatic negative, Meaning, I will by no means thrust them out. I will not chase him out. No sinner will ever be rejected by our Savior, regardless of the depravity of their past sins. We come to the Lord of mercy. Not only will we be clothed in white raiment, but we shall be received as a member of His family.

“In no wise cast out,” These words give encouragement to the meek, and timid. This would be in opposition to,

Revelation 21:27, “There in no wise enter into it (Holy city Jerusalem) any thing that defileth, etc.” this written to meet the audacity of those who have hardened themselves against the Lamb of God.

John 6:38, “For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will.”  Here we see the independent part our Lord plays. Not according to human motives or passions, but according to the Divine will, wisdom, goodness and mercy of His Father.

“But the will of him that sent me.” This is a twofold will of the Father. The will of the Father, we are told in verse 39, “And this,” in the first place, “Is the will of Him that sent me, that of all (meaning everything,) which the Father hath given me (repeating the identical words of verse 37) I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.”

All that believe should continue in the faith, this is the Father’s will, and in this they shall come to the resurrection, unto eternal life. This is the will of God. No force will be exacted upon any person to continue in the faith.

God may will a thing to be, without willing that it shall be. We have a sure example of this concerning Judas. The Father drew Judas to His Son that he might be saved, this without willing that he must be saved unconditionally. But Judas sinned and perished. When a person is a worker together, + or with God’s grace, they are saved.

But when the grace of God is given in vain, that person is lost. Not through a lack of mercy from God, but through an individuals lack of co-operation with the Holy Spirit of grace. We are reasonable creatures, free agents, and will be held responsible for our own decisions.

We are born as perishing sinners of the family of Adam, so, to let, “Nothing,” of such, “Be lost,” but to, “Raise them up at the last day,” involves.

1. Jesus giving His flesh for all men. John 6:51, Jesus said, “The bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.” This so no man, or women will perish, but have everlasting life.

“And I will raise him up at the last day.” God’s Holy Spirit will keep you from falling in this life: then the dust of your body will be raised incorruptible, glorious, perfect, whole, wanting nothing. These belong to Jesus Christ whom the Father gave them.  This is the Divine will of the Father concerning the salvation of mankind, not in a manner understood by us fully, but certain.

2.  “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. This is the human side, the flesh and blood side which answer’s to, “Him that cometh unto me I will in no wise cast out.” 

Jesus is saying, whom-so-ever views the Son as to believe on Him and His work, shall have everlasting life; and that none will be lost, for I shall raise him up at the last day.

No one is excluded from God’s mercy, it is God’s will  that whoever saw, or heard, or has read anything concerning His beloved Son, and believes; they shall be saved. The power to believe is in the free will given to all men. The use of that power is our own. God gives the grace of repentance and faith to all men, but He will neither repent nor will He believe for us. Each individual person must repent and believe in the Lord Jesus, this through the grace given by the Father.  Or that persons place will be in the lake of fire.

Phil LaSpino    www.seekfirstwisdom.com