Cheryl Schatz

Robin, Today I am going to focus on your questions. And no, I am not weary of you at all. I love questions because I believe that honest and well thought-out questions deserve to be answered. You said that being taught by God necessitates that all are taught about Jesus because of John 6:44 and John 12:32. You said: This passage is all about coming to Jesus in particular (knowing and understanding His true identity), not just coming to a general belief in God, right? Verse 44 is about coming to Jesus, but verse 45 goes back to believing the word of the Father before one believes in Jesus. Verse 45 is a quote from the OT that says all will be taught of God (the Father), but it isn’t the taught ones that come to Jesus. It is only those who hear (have ears to hear Matt. 11:15) and who has LEARNED from the Father. Not everyone learns. While there are references to the coming of the Messiah from Genesis on, the Father also taught the Jews about righteousness, sin and judgment. Those who learned from the Father were those who feared God. Malachi 3:16. Those who were taught by God but who did not take the teaching to heart were those who did not learn. They refused to believe the Father’s words and so they were hardened as Brad said so that they could not believe in Jesus. The point is that belief in the Father is a necessary prerequisite for coming to Jesus. The Father NEVER gave unbelievers in Him to the Son. I think that the questions you ask on John 12:32 are so important that they deserve an answer that everyone can see. Not everyone reads the comments on a post. If it is okay with you, I am going to create a new post and then put the link here in the comment section. I will comment further on your questions here as well. I will continue in another comment box.