Verse 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 wooing of a lover." [Note: Carson, The Gospel . . ., p. 293.]
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