John 6:44
"No man can come to me, except the Father which have sent me draw him, and I will raise him up on the last day"
My question is, is Jesus saying with "raise him up on the last day" that those who were drawn will go to Heaven. If this is true this will give me more peace as I know He did draw me to Him
And this also got me thinking that this verse could go with
John 12:32 32 "And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself."
Then these verses are put together it sounds like all people will be drawn to Him, and they will all be raised up on the last day - if I'm correct assuming that Jesus is infering that those drawn will go to Heaven (raised up on the last day?)
And then John 637 "All that the Father giveth me shall come to me, and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out"
If those given are those who were drawn then those who were drawn do not have to be afraid that they are no longer saved - which would give me more hope as well. Although I still believe it is possible to temporarily lose your salvation due to an experience I had.
Thanks for any replies
Andrew
Are not the gifts of God irrevocable? Is not salvation a free gift from God?
So how can we lose what is irrevocable?
my :2c:
Amen to all verses.. Very good thoughts! Andrew and Jugghead :thumbsup: So true! And His words say so.
I was thinking very much this morning, about Jesus’ words about what passes away and what will never pass away.. I ended up writing this blog post:
What Will Pass Away? (Perish)
Did Jesus say this race will not fade away, not even to all these things occurring?
And when you see them occurring, know the kingdom is at the very doors.. The heaven and the Earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
It’s God’s will that shall forever remain.
If Jesus is “the Word” of God, being absolutely perfect and true.. And “ALL” shall be drawn to Him and born again, “putting on” His character, essence, and likeness – “we shall be like Him” – then “all” will embody His Word/Truth and Perfection (Life). After all, if He IS life itself – and what else could be – and is truth and perfection, then all things can only be perfect. Anything imperfect (“missing the mark” called “sin” which results in death) will pass away. It cannot endure. This of course is very good news! But it seems obvious(?) that ”ALL” must learn and fully understand this.. After all, why else would the tree (world?) of knowing (learning) good and evil have been included in the original garden? In the origin of His children..
The thing is, to me anyway, if we understand His purpose / what it is He is doing and accomplishing, I think then the utter TRUTH of Christian Universalism (CU) / Universal Reconciliation (UR) is PROVEN to us and is settled in our heart (and mind).
The Lord said our Father “is perfect” - Matthew 5:48. “Perfect” makes no mistake or errors.. “Perfect” cannot lose anything, let alone 3/4’s of His children, and 1/3 of His angels.. to lose even one, cannot be said to be “perfect”. “Faith” (knowing beyond doubt) is a “large covering shield” about us. And is His gift! :cloud9:
“He is faithful.. His Love steadfast..” Psalms
:HeartThrob:
https://innermonastery.wordpress.com/2019/10/26/what-will-never-pass-away/
( https://inner-monastery.blogspot.com/p/daily.html - an ‘enter the story’ reading schedule)