You are mistaken about me. I do care about the grammar. I simply disagree with your conclusion about why we disagree. You think our disagreement is centered on the grammar, but I think the reason for our disagreement is inattention to the literary context. What are the circumstances that attend the point he is making? . . .
Jesus explains in John 6:37 why some people believe in him while others do not. He says, "All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out." This statement reveals the principle that explains why some people refuse to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, despite all the evidence. The reason is that those who do not believe are not given to Jesus by the Father.
I agree with all that you wrote, except for the parts I quoted from you above.
John 6:37 states: All those the Father
gives me will
come to me. He who
comes to me I will in
never cast out.
“
Verse 37” tells us that there exists only one reason why anyone comes to the son, and that is because the Father
gives them to the Son. And
all whom the Father gives to the Son, the Son will not cast out.
So far, we are not told
how the Father gives the “
all” to the Son, but let us objectively continue with what Lord Jesus is teaching without adding or subtracting by our own opinions.
John 6:38 states: For I have
come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but
the will of him who sent me.
“
Verse 38” begins with the conjunction "
for," which is the Greek word "
hoti." Lord Jesus is telling us the reason why he came down from Heaven, which is to do
the will of the Father who sent him.
Question: What is the “
will of the Father” that Lord Jesus came down from heaven to fulfill?
Verse 39, Lord Jesus is now gives that reason:
John 6:39 states: This now is the
will of my Father who sent me, that of
all he has
given to me I should lose nothing, but should raise him up at the last day.
According to verse 39, the
will of the Father is that
all those the Father has
given to the Son, he (the Son) will lose none of them
guaranteed, but raise up at the last day
guaranteed.
A question to consider is: Who are the "
all" whom God
gives to the Son, so that he will lose none of them but raise them up
guaranteed? Is this a mystery of God, or does Lord Jesus tell us?
To find out, let us continue with the explanation Lord Jesus gives for what he previously stated.
John 6:40 states: “
For [
Greek: gar] this is
the will of the one who sent me, that
everyone who sees the Son, and
believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”
Verse 40 starts with the word "
For," which in Greek is "
gar" and is a conjunction that shows us that what follows is the
reason why for what was previously stated.
Therefore, Lord Jesus plainly identifies
who the
all are whom the Father gives to the Son - it is the "
everyone"
who believes.
This would be synonymous with you saying:
I commended Johnny, for he did a superb job washing and waxing your car.
Notice that “
commending Johnny,” by itself, does not tell us
why or for
what reason you are commending Johnny; it is a mystery. However, the explanation follows after the conjunction "
for." So the
reason why Johnny was commended was
for the excellent job he did cleaning and waxing your car. That is what "
gar" means in verse 40.
So, in light of what we learned about the conjunctive "
for," let us read again verse 39 and verse 40 together with that knowledge in mind, so we can see the context:
John 6:39 states: This now is the will of my Father who sent me, that of
all he has given to me I should lose nothing, but should raise him up at the last day. 40
For [
gar: the reason why he said verse 39] this is
the will of the one who sent me, that
everyone who sees the Son, and
believes in him, should
have eternal life; and
I will raise him up at the last day.”
Question: So, according to the context, who are the "
all" whom the Father
gives to the Son, and who will
come to the Son, and whom the Son will
not cast out, but will
raise on the last day, giving them
eternal life? Lord Jesus clearly gives us the
reason why in verse 40, which states:
John 6:40 For [
Lord Jesus explains the reason for his previous statement] this is
the will of the one who sent me, that
everyone who sees the Son,
and believes in him, should
have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
The Father
wills to
give to the Son, and to
give eternal life, to
everyone who sees the Son and
believes in him.
The "
all" whom the Father gives to the Son are
identified by Lord Jesus as the "
everyone who believes."
Not everyone will come to the Son because of their own pride; and so they refuse the drawing of God's Spirit and Word.
Acts 7:51-57 (WEB) 51 “You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears,
you always resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers did, so you do. 52 Which of the prophets didn’t your fathers persecute?
Therefore, God prerequisite to eternal life is that they believe, because that is
the will and
good pleasure of the Father.
John 6:40 For [
Lord Jesus explains the reason for his previous statement] this is the will of the one who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
1 Corinthians 1:21 (WEB) 21 For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom didn’t know God, it was
God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to
save those who believe.
By strong implication then, those whom God has not given spiritual birth will not be able to say that Jesus is the Christ, the king of God's kingdom. One can admit or acknowledge Jesus's words and actions for what they are unless one has been born again. "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
The Spiritual rebirth is by the indwelling Spirit (
Romans 8:9-10), and is only received by first believing, according to God's Word.
John 7:38 (WEB) 38 He who
believes in me,
as the Scripture has said, from
within him will flow rivers of living water.” 39 But he said this about
the Spirit, which
those believing in him were to receive.
Ephesians 1:13 In him you also, having
heard the word of the truth, the Good News of your salvation - in whom,
having also believed,
you were sealed with the
promised Holy Spirit
Galatians 3:2 I would like to learn just one thing from you:
Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or
by believing what you
heard?
We don't pass out of spiritual death onto spiritual life so we can believe, but
because we do believe.
John 5:24 (WEB) 24 Most certainly I tell you, he who
hears my word
and believes him who sent me
has eternal life, and doesn’t come into judgment, but
has passed out of death into life.
John 5:40 (WEB) Yet you will not come to me, that you
may have life.
So spiritual life is by believing.
By believing, we
come to the Son
to have Life.
All hear the Gospel, but not everyone will believe because they are proud and obstinate.
Romans 10:17-21 (WEB) states: 17 So
faith comes by
hearing, and hearing by
the word of God.
18 But I say,
didn’t they hear?
Yes, most certainly,
“
Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.” [Psalm 19:4]
19 But I ask, didn’t Israel know? First Moses says,
“
I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation. I will make you angry with a nation void of understanding.” [Deuteronomy 32:21]
20 Isaiah is very bold and says, “
I was found by those who didn’t seek me. I was revealed to those who didn’t ask for me.” [Isaiah 65:1] 21 But about Israel he says, “
All day long I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.” [Isaiah 65:2]