Let's try it one more time... (After all, this poster seems to revel in infinite repetition...)
John 6:44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day. 45 It is written in the Prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me—
Now, some people seem to think there is only one interpretation, or they may even say "it doesn't even NEED an 'interpretation' " (which is a ludicrous comment). They think that "drawing" is mere "enablement", as if drawing a sword allows the "sword" to come out of the sheath, or drawing a net of fish allows the "fish" to come to shore. And yes, they'll bring up the idea of sentience, as if that's the least bit relevant (it isn't).
But their (mis-)interpretation of v. 45 DESTROYS the meaning of v. 44, since if their interpretation were true, then v. 44 would instead have to read, "
EVERYONE can come to me, all they have to do is hear and learn!" But that's NOT what it says!
The CORRECT interpretation of v.45 is that Jesus is quoting from Isa. 54:13, describing HOW God will draw His people. He will draw them BY "
being taught by God". Isa. 54 was not written to, or about Gentiles, it was written to Jews. And it even referenced the blessing to Noah and his family as the only chosen survivors of the flood, God's chosen people.
Now that we have seen that there are TWO ways of understanding v. 45 as it relates to v. 44, the reasonable one (Calvinism) and the destructive one "free will". But there is even more to consider. Let's go back a few verses...
John 6:37 All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.
We have another term describing what the Father does, "giving".
And "giving" sounds a LOT like what Jesus describes in v. 44, God giving people to the Son by drawing them, and them coming as a result of the drawing (ie. the standard understanding of the term, "draw"). In fact, this verse is VERY much parallel to v. 44:
37a All that the Father gives me will come to me,
44a No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him.
These two are actually somewhat complementary...
No one can come unles the Father draws him.
But all those who are drawn/given WILL come.
There are no, "drawn but do not come".
37b and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.
44b And I will raise him up on the last day.
And these are definitely parallel iterations of the same teaching.
Even Arminians are agreed that those who are raised up are the ones who
(allegedly "choose" of their own Libertarian Free Will to) come.
Now, I will do something the Arminians NEVER do. I will consider the opposing viewpoint to see if it holds any water. (Spoiler alert: It doesn't.). Arminians can't admit that "giving" and "drawing" refer to the same action by God, so they have to claim they mean different things. Since one (giving) invariably leads to them coming, but the other (drawing) is claimed not to guarantee coming, they must be different. And the giving must happen before the drawing. So let's see what this gives us:
Arminianism:
1) God "draws" (everyone?) v. 44a
2) Some "choose" to "come" by "deciding" to hear and learn (v. 45)
3) God "gives" ALL those who "choose" back to Jesus (v. 37)
4) They will all be raised up, and not cast out (v. 37)
But wait! Thoes who chose have ALREADY "come" to Jesus. They "chose" to come. So why and how does God have them to give them (back) to the Son?
Arminianism (Rev. 1):
1) God "draws" (everyone?) v. 44a
2) Some "choose" to "come" by "deciding" to hear and learn (v. 45)
3) Jesus gives those who came to Him, back to the Father. (cit. needed?)
4 3) God "gives" ALL those who "choose" back to Jesus (v. 37)
5 4) They will all be raised up, and not cast out (v. 37)
Does this make sense to anyone?
Not to me...
And all the extra complexity is a sign of false doctrines being added to Scripture.