Robin Tomlinson

Thank you, Cheryl, for your response, as I fully appreciate the time it takes to formulate thoughts into words. I heartily agree with you regarding Romans 1; creation and conscience are sufficient evidence of a living God. I went to a Christian high school, and I vividly remember receiving an unaccustomed lower grade by my response to my teacher’s question: Is the light of creation sufficient for salvation? My school was non-denominational, and my teacher not a Calvinist by any stretch…but he emphatically pointed out my 17-year-old-understanding-blunder. I had answered that yes, salvation could result from the light of nature – when, of course, the true answer is that creation gives light as to a supreme being, but salvation itself only comes from knowledge of Christ. So, I guess what I’m getting at, is that it seems to me that the drawing referred to in John 6 and 12 must be something extra, if you will, something above and beyond what all human beings receive through nature and conscience. John 6 seems to indicate that whatever is meant by the Father’s drawing is a prerequisite of salvation…So…(I’m thinking)…if the Father desires all to be saved, then all will be drawn. Jesus said He would draw all people to… Himself. Doesn’t that necessitate that all people should actually hear about Jesus? Especially since He didn’t put any qualifiers (conditions) in that statement? Thanks again.