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.
Some teach that only the elect are to be saved and they use the above verse as confirmation of that Calvinistic doctrine. That is not what the verse is telling us. It is indeed about the very elect for the "man" in "no man can come to Me, except the Father Which hath sent Me draw him," is the man child, the very elect, the saints. They are those sent in the last days and He raises them when He abides in them.
They no longer "dwell on earth" but walk the earth as they "dwell in heaven" for He dwells in them......
They, the man child, are those "called according to His purpose"...
Their purpose, for which they are called, is to be conformed to His image. What is His image, what was He sent to do for that is what the man child is to do? That is their purpose in being called. Not to be some select group chosen to live with Him while the rest of the world is thrown in the lake of fire. They are to be the firstborn, firstfruits among MANY BRETHREN.
There are many that do and shall "believeth on" Him and they have....everlasting life. Are they all the very elect? No! Of those believers some are the "many called," and some are the "few chosen." The others are those that have been or will be taught. The very elect are those that hear and see...they are "taught of God." They "hear" His voice and "see," understand, what is written as His Spirit teaches them. What is their duty....to allow the Spirit to speak through them to bring others to Him so they too have "everlasting life." Those "firstfruits" are born in the last days (last [in the last days] shall be first [fruits]) They are the chosen few (very elect/man child) of the many called (elect/church).
There are the very elect, the elect and the righteous. He calls the very elect/man child for a purpose and that purpose is to teach His Word so that others, the not called, find His salvation.
Some teach that only the elect are to be saved and they use the above verse as confirmation of that Calvinistic doctrine. That is not what the verse is telling us. It is indeed about the very elect for the "man" in "no man can come to Me, except the Father Which hath sent Me draw him," is the man child, the very elect, the saints. They are those sent in the last days and He raises them when He abides in them.
They no longer "dwell on earth" but walk the earth as they "dwell in heaven" for He dwells in them......
2 Corinthians 6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
They, the man child, are those "called according to His purpose"...
Romans 8:29-30 For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom He did predestinate, them He also called: and whom He called, them He also justified: and whom He justified, them He also glorified.
Their purpose, for which they are called, is to be conformed to His image. What is His image, what was He sent to do for that is what the man child is to do? That is their purpose in being called. Not to be some select group chosen to live with Him while the rest of the world is thrown in the lake of fire. They are to be the firstborn, firstfruits among MANY BRETHREN.
John 6:45-47 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God.' Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto Me. Not that any man hath seen the Father, save He Which is of God, He hath seen the Father. Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on Me hath everlasting life.
There are many that do and shall "believeth on" Him and they have....everlasting life. Are they all the very elect? No! Of those believers some are the "many called," and some are the "few chosen." The others are those that have been or will be taught. The very elect are those that hear and see...they are "taught of God." They "hear" His voice and "see," understand, what is written as His Spirit teaches them. What is their duty....to allow the Spirit to speak through them to bring others to Him so they too have "everlasting life." Those "firstfruits" are born in the last days (last [in the last days] shall be first [fruits]) They are the chosen few (very elect/man child) of the many called (elect/church).
Matthew 20:16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
There are the very elect, the elect and the righteous. He calls the very elect/man child for a purpose and that purpose is to teach His Word so that others, the not called, find His salvation.