November 10

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SALVATION OF ALL MEN #7

"Is God going to force people to be saved?

The relationship of God's will to us, is not one of making us do something against our will, but by bringing our will into union with His. This is not coercion, this is causation, and it is causation by the force of love which ultimately worked by God leaving us to ourselves to do what we would do left to ourselves; which was to crucify His Son, and then to love such enemies back to Himself by the power of forgiving love." ( Answer from: Free Will, John Gavazzoni )

-We MUST understand our salvation experience in the light of God’s sovereignty. WE DON’T JUST WAKE UP ONE FINE MORNING AND DECIDE TO BEGIN A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD. The Bible tells us that the Spirit of God must first DRAW us. John 6:44 states, … No man can come to Me ( Jesus is speaking ), except the Father which has sent Me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day … Let us not take these words lightly, for they testify that a person can not even come to God unless God, by His Spirit, draws that person. This blows to pieces the idea that we are responsible to just wake up one morning and choose to serve the Lord. It is IMPOSSIBLE to come to God unless HE FIRST DRAWS YOU!

-John 12:32,33 states, … And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto Me. This He said, signifying what death He should die … It is imperative that we seek to understand this statement from the Lord Jesus. It testifies that God is sovereign. Unfortunately, there are very few people that understand what Jesus was actually saying. The word “draw” that is found in this scripture verse ( John 12:32 ) means to DRAG. God is lovingly dragging us to Himself in the same way that a man in love would continue pursuing the woman that he was madly in love with. You must come to the realization that our Heavenly Father will not be denied. He will draw ( drag ) ALL MEN unto Himself. This will not be fully accomplished in this present age, but will continue in the ages to come until EVERY KNEE BOWS AND EVERY TONGUE CONFESSES THAT JESUS CHRIST IS LORD ( Philippians 2:10,11 )! We should be excited to know that our Father WILL STOP AT NOTHING to reveal His love to us, for He has promised to …

-DRAW ( DRAG ) ALL MEN!-