What is the meaning of John 6:44? No one can come to Me Jesus begins by stating an absolute inability: “No one can come to Me” (John 6:44). • Humanity’s natural state is spiritual helplessness. Romans 3:11–12 affirms, “There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God.” • Ephesians 2:1–3 pictures us as “dead in your trespasses and sins,” underscoring that approaching Christ is impossible without outside intervention. • This reminds us that salvation is never earned or initiated by human effort (Titus 3:5; John 15:5). unless the Father who sent Me draws him The verse continues, “unless the Father who sent Me draws him.” • The Father lovingly initiates salvation. Jeremiah 31:3: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion.” • Jesus repeats the theme in John 6:65: “No one can come to Me unless it is granted him by the Father.” • This drawing is personal and effective, as seen when the Lord “opened her heart” to Lydia in Acts 16:14. • John 1:12–13 clarifies that becoming God’s child is not “of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.” • While the gospel call goes out universally (Matthew 22:14), the Father’s drawing ensures a heart response from those He calls (Romans 8:30). and I will raise him up at the last day Jesus concludes with a rock-solid promise: “and I will raise him up at the last day.” • Salvation’s end is resurrection glory. John 6:39–40 echoes this: “I will lose none of all that He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.” • Believers share Christ’s victory over death (1 Corinthians 15:20–23). • Paul comforts the Thessalonians by linking resurrection to Christ’s return (1 Thessalonians 4:16–17). • Revelation 20:6 celebrates those who reign with Christ because “the second death has no power over them.” • The promise highlights Jesus’ authority—He both keeps and completes the work the Father begins (Philippians 1:6; John 10:28–29). summary John 6:44 traces the entire salvation journey: our inability, the Father’s initiating grace, and the Son’s unbreakable promise of resurrection. We come to Jesus only because the Father lovingly draws us, and everyone drawn is safely kept for the final day when Christ Himself will raise us to eternal life. |
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