Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:45
Jesus clarified what God’s drawing involves. He cited recognized authority for His statement that all whom the Father had chosen would come to Him. Old Testament prophets had revealed that God would teach His people (Isaiah 54:13; cf. Jeremiah 31:34). Those whom God enlightened about Jesus’ identity would believe in Him. That enlightenment comes primarily through the Scriptures, God’s principle tool."When he compels belief, it is not by the savage constraint of a rapist, but by the wonderful... read more
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:43-44
Jesus did not allow the people’s confusion about His origin to distress Him. He rebuked their grumbling dissatisfaction with what God had given them. However, He explained that those whom the Father had chosen for salvation among them would believe in Him regardless of their inability to reconcile His earthly and heavenly origins. The important thing for them to do was believe Him, not first harmonize all the apparent contradictions they observed."The thought of the divine initiative in... read more