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. 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.
John 6:44-47
Salvation comes to no man except by belief! No doctrine, not creed, no speaking in some ugly "gibberish"
speech, no going about attempting to heal people, no outlandish music, no outlandish shouting (as some preachers do), not even evangelism will save a person. You can pray, and pray (there is a prayer that God will not receive), meditate until the "cows" come home: this will not save you. A person will not come to God, to salvation, unless God draws that person. The Greek word translated "draw" is subjunctive, aorist 1, active, third person and a subjunctive word is one of contingency, or probability, of hesitating affirmation, a mood of possibility. An aorist word is one that tells us that at some time something occurred. The results of that occurrence is one that continues, duritive, or punctilitar and the aorist word does not imply anything with regard to completeness, but presents the action as attained. So to say anything about being drawn is to only note that in some time a person was drawn: but how? Did God just reach down in a person mentality and cause that person to be drawn, or did God use another means? Did John write this as something future, or deliberative, or volitive? We must look at the context as allow Scripture to answer our questions. a promise is given that if a person is drawn by God that he will be raised on the last day (vs 44). Now this drawing is done by teaching, not just by God Himself, but to be taught of God, the Greek word is genitive so we must in English add the word "of." Romans 10:17: "So faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." So then, John gives us that anyone who has heard the word of God, from the Father and has learnt, it is not enough to just hear, a person must learn, that person is the one who comes to God, through Jesus Christ. Now, a person hears the word of God, is taught the word of God, not some man-made doctrine, not some denominational doctrine, no the word of God alone, nothing added, nothing taken away. You do not have to be "slain in the spirit," no do you have to jump around like a drunk person, no scream, no do anything but be taught the word of God, learn, and then by this a person can come to believe. Believe what? Jesus, what, why, and how does the life of Jesus apply. This is the word of God for Jesus came to die for sin, and applies that propitiatory act so that your sins could be atoned for and for you to have everlasting life.
speech, no going about attempting to heal people, no outlandish music, no outlandish shouting (as some preachers do), not even evangelism will save a person. You can pray, and pray (there is a prayer that God will not receive), meditate until the "cows" come home: this will not save you. A person will not come to God, to salvation, unless God draws that person. The Greek word translated "draw" is subjunctive, aorist 1, active, third person and a subjunctive word is one of contingency, or probability, of hesitating affirmation, a mood of possibility. An aorist word is one that tells us that at some time something occurred. The results of that occurrence is one that continues, duritive, or punctilitar and the aorist word does not imply anything with regard to completeness, but presents the action as attained. So to say anything about being drawn is to only note that in some time a person was drawn: but how? Did God just reach down in a person mentality and cause that person to be drawn, or did God use another means? Did John write this as something future, or deliberative, or volitive? We must look at the context as allow Scripture to answer our questions. a promise is given that if a person is drawn by God that he will be raised on the last day (vs 44). Now this drawing is done by teaching, not just by God Himself, but to be taught of God, the Greek word is genitive so we must in English add the word "of." Romans 10:17: "So faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." So then, John gives us that anyone who has heard the word of God, from the Father and has learnt, it is not enough to just hear, a person must learn, that person is the one who comes to God, through Jesus Christ. Now, a person hears the word of God, is taught the word of God, not some man-made doctrine, not some denominational doctrine, no the word of God alone, nothing added, nothing taken away. You do not have to be "slain in the spirit," no do you have to jump around like a drunk person, no scream, no do anything but be taught the word of God, learn, and then by this a person can come to believe. Believe what? Jesus, what, why, and how does the life of Jesus apply. This is the word of God for Jesus came to die for sin, and applies that propitiatory act so that your sins could be atoned for and for you to have everlasting life.
Liberal Christianity has added so much to the form of Christianity that is not necessary (but it does entice people and people are enticed to give money, just look at some of the wealth that some of the preachers have accumulated). It is be the grace of God that you may be saved and His grace alone. God has supplied for us men who teach us Him, not something else, about Jesus Christ, not something else. Ephesians 2:8-9 make this fact very clear, for faith is a free gift, and if a free gift then you have not earned it. God is handing to you this gift, will you receive it? If you receive this gift from God then you will be elected to have eternal life and that eternal life began when you first believed on Jesus Christ the One sent by God to do this very fact: die, and save you. Yes, your life will go on until death and you will have to face many things, even trials, persecution, etc., but it doesn't really matter: you already have eternal life and nothing can change that fact for to you death is just walking through the door into eternal life. So why not now, in this your time on earth do what the Savior has commanded for us to do and that is to live by the word of God, those commandments, both as how to deal with other people and how to deal with God, that is, to love God for all that He has done for you, not for someone else, for you! Take this Gospel, not this other gospel, that liberal gospel that is not the Gospel to anyone, anywhere, go be a disciple, and be an evangelizer, what ever it takes, according to your life, your circumstances, be an Authentic Christian. God will bless you now, but the greater blessing is waiting for you in heaven. This, and nothing else will bring joy into you life, not just happiness, but joy for joy is out of you and by your joy you can have true happiness, one that cannot be taken away.
As always: it is up to us to be taught, to learn, to believe, and to deny ourselves and follow Jesus.
Praise ye the LORD, O give thanks
unto the LORD; for He is good;
for His mercy endureth for ever.
Psalm 106:1
Put away all that is not of God
Richard L. Crumb
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